I Knelt Before God !

On a lonely winter night,
When i was five,
Felt scared by the smothering fog,
For comfort, i knelt before god.


I was eight, when we visited your shrine,
Saw people offering prayers in the morning, when the clock struck nine.
I too felt the urge to imitate their acts,
For being just similar, i knelt before you.


The exams had gone fine,
And the results were expected to be in line.
I wanted to succeed so badly,
For success, i knelt before you.


It was the festival of dussehra,
When you shot an arrow down Raavan`s spine.
I was awestruck by what you could do,
For power, i knelt before you.


I saw the kids playing outside,
Refrained from playing with them, as the fever burned me from inside.
I wished for some miraculous cure,
For wellbeing, i knelt before you.


We were eleven and they were eleven,
Still our chances never looked even.
I worked out a plan for a win.
For victory, i knelt before you.


I was treading down the road,
When a beggar begged me of food.
Ignored him like he didn`t exist,
For his upliftment, i never knelt before you.


A neighbour of mine met with an accident,
Oh his car had so many dents.
He fought for survival at the hospital,
For his life, i never knelt before you.


Always thought i was your creation amongst those rare gems,
But look at me, i am selfish, indifferent to other's problems.
Filled with remorse and guilt,
For forgiveness, i kneel before you,
Hours have passed, And i kneel before God.