Let Heart Desire Not
Desires burden heart
I am born a human —
dignified of all God’s creation
A physical body —
with no imperfection,
and a pure soul in my valuable possession
I am blessed —
with all the basic necessity,
A roof to provide my safety,
clothing to protect my modesty,
and food to attain my satiety
Not every fellow human is blessed as I am —
yet to my creator, my complaints are plenty
When the perforated roof —
lets in the blazing sun, to burn my skin,
or the pelting rain to pour in,
My heart desires for lives of people in huge mansion —
with all its sophistication
When tiny pebbles and thorns prick my sole even with my shoes on —
When the best of my dress is that which is least worn —
When knowing too well, I can’t afford a new one —
Yet when over and over again,
I count each penny I own —
My heart desires for the life of a queen —
to become the symbol of beauty, elegance, and fashion
When my stomach is fed everyday —
with food of the same kind,
My heart desires for lives of the rich —
to nourish my body, soul, and mind
With growing desires, my heart becomes so heavy —
that my body can no more carry ,
And turn thin and weary
Oppression of my heart to fulfil its desires,
drove my mind into exhaustion —
Physical and mental strength,
I shall never regain —
Unless my heart surrenders its desires,
and bow to its creator, with gratitude
and in complete submission…