For days. For nights.
From the beginning to the end.
I had been waiting
On a shifting mass,
For the venerated dream.
It finally showed up,
And said:
"I am a miracle,
I will pray for you."

And then…
As if I had heard the newness
Of all the mysterious worlds,
All at once, the turbulence was gone.
I felt my honour was safe,
My life would work for me.
In my own accord,
It was a preparation to realize:
God resides within me.

Mumbai
1997

Geeta Chhabra

From the book: No Journey Ends by Geeta Chhabra