You Are Not An Atheist Poem by Jaya Das

If every morning, God's prayers you don't recite
In his praise, do not sing any hymn
No rituals in life, do you abide, then
You are not an atheist my friend
If you have belief in yourself
Searching him outside is all futile
It's inside your heart, God builds his domicile.

If you don't go for a pilgrimage
Reaching high hills or low plains
Don't follow the preaching of a sage
You are not an atheist my friend
If you have faith in your capabilities
God lits up the light of courage in heart
In stark darkness, you can find your path.

In worst of your times my friend
When rays of hope reflect back, striking your door
You may not give him a call, accuse him instead
you are not an atheist my friend
He would just smile..to him, the fate is known,
Rising all the wide steps, when all your strength perspire
The beautiful site above will then be shown.

Finally, once you reach the top
The throbbing of your heart stops
It will be loaded with ocean of tranquillity
God seated inside in unfathomable depth
You may think you reached the top without his help
You are not an atheist my friend
Just think again.......
How could you see site, if those steps weren't paved to ascend?

If someday you realise the answer you recieve
May regret what you have always perceived
If there's no road, there's no destination
And if the road is plain, journey is short, the less you gain
If there are laid many gravels, twist and turns
Far you travel, heart bliss-outs, even if skin may burn
My friend, if then you realise God's role
Say it to yourself, ' I am not an atheist anymore.'