#15 A Prayer

A Prayer

I fold my hands and

Bow my head before

An invisible power

Without knowing its form

To strengthen my conviction

Reinforced with greater insight

To decipher each action

Its cause and reaction.

Oh! God, a sincere prayer to render.

Let all our fears-

Fear of being alone, rejected,

Unsuccessful, lost,

Of not knowing identifying others

And our own selves,

Sublime into optimism and courage.

Mould each of us into

Recipients of all virtues and

Appraisal of every value

Residing in your creations.

Transform us into tough contenders

To survive all odds

And extract the essence.

Never let our quest for perfection

Exhausted by kindling our enthusiasm.

We understand that

We are frogs in self created wells.

We are like tiny drops

Constituting an enormous ocean.

So, empower us,

Awaken our weary spirits

So that we can come out

Of our not-so-deep wells.

When situations torment us,

Please widen our visions

To be able to see through

The bright side.

Your presence lies in

Your absence- in our images.

Be a torch bearer

And a pathfinder.

Oh! Lord, it’s my prayer.

By-Swati Sarangi 

23.07.2013