THE SEEKER

The Seeker

Engages in the race of life,

As the soul turns corpse to being.

One deprives self of Light, loses Place,

The other triumphs, bathed in grace.

This Eden is ordained, binding laws-

So tough, rough, stiff, very slough.

You may not heed, bearing their call,

For these stand as bitter trials all.

And you can grasp the earth,

Command the restless wind, and

Touch the vast, wide, endless sky;

Yet shun the reckless urge to fly.

Go seek, dispute, reflect, pursue,

For life bestows both sense and view.

Nature’s laws shall lead your way,

And never let your soul decay.

Zubair Ahmad