Eternity

They declare God is within, but it needs one to qualify and manifest the divine within and when that happens... He can pray to himself.

If you meet the king

But remain untouched from royal,

If you are hated but carry no heat,

When you are loved,  face

Preoccupies peace but detached.

You carry gold in pockets

But carefree like a beggar.

If you can love

Even the meanest of the world.

If you can feel the prick

Of smallest thorn of the rose.

When ice touch the feet

The body responds, but the mind unmoved.

Focus on a single point

Your whole feels no outer world.

Common of all food

Brings luxury to your tongue.

Food to you is but

A wood in a fire that burns.

Body pleasures are not unknown

But distant from existence.

Then, that is where eternity halts,

Look into the mirror and pray.

Author's Note

They declare God is within, but it needs one to qualify and manifest the divine within and when that happens... He can pray to himself.

Reviews

[Valentine]

Perhaps the one important word in serving God is the word "love." Love for Him, love for others and love for yourself. Valentine

[tanmay7551]

Fantastic! I did missed this part... Love for him, love for others and love for youself! Thanks for your insight, Valentine... You rock!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, within...and those who talk the talk yet don't walk the walk need to take a deep look inside...

being sincere, being really christian is all in how we treat others, from the inside out.

[tanmay7551]

Well said J. Your words here are poetic and impressive than the whole piece itself.

[Swati Nayak]

enlightening ,piece of beauty .
I love the usage of contradictions in the poem

[tanmay7551]

I am glad that you think so... Contradictions here are meant to reflect that the person who is unmoved in positives or negatives and continues to do so will invoke God within.