A thought is knocking at my soul
with its strong fists and mighty knuckles
A thought so cruel …
A thought so sweet…
A thought so far….
A thought so near….
A thought that brings
A smile and a tear…
A thought of having …
A thought of letting go
of something so precious and dear….
A thought that lingers
In every single moment , every breath
A thought that is everywhere I am
A thought that has penetrating eyes
which can look through a wall ….
A thought of the beginning that carries the end …
A thought so overwhelming
A thought so empty
A thought craving to possess the burning sun
and taking it home to melt in its radiance.
A thought of dawn that nestles in the night…
A thought receding …
And racing
A thought of…parting and waiting …
A thought of rising and dropping ….
A thought so loving
A thought so cold
A thought that blurs the ‘me’ in ‘you’
A thought fighting itself ….
And then a thought escaping the
Maddening maze of thoughts….
to become a poem.
Shreeja Mohatta Jhawar is a partner in Think Unlike Events where she organises creative and life-style transforming workshops. She is also a freelance writer, web and graphics designer as well as a social activist who runs ‘Kritagya,’ a group aiming to serve old and destitute people.