Who am I but you
O Ye Divine
The energy permeating through everything
Through each ray of sunshine, through each atom of darkness
Through each droplet of rain sent to clean everything up
Or in the thick mist which surrounds us within or without
Who am I but You
Some call thee as Shiva
Some refer to you as their compassionate Jesus
Some call you Allah, the final word
Some lovingly treat you as a child Krishna
Some see you as a friend, some as family
some as a foe, some as a lover
I see you everywhere
In things animate or inanimate
Within myself or outside
In the depths of my heart or in the dark, black, seemingly endless sky
Who am I but You
I see you in my words
In each thought, in each action, good or evil
You are in the first kiss of a lover or the first touch of hands that sends waves of passion running down throughout one’s body
You are at the center of the core of my fears and also, in the nadir of my confident upswings
You are in each of my dance step, both the ones which are beautifully executed or ones that remain within, prevented by the layers of mind telling itself that its not good enough
You are in each droplet of water that quenches thirst regardless of the color of one’s skin or the caste or any of the identities one takes on as one grows up.
Who am I but you
All my sorrows are yours
All my success, my failures are yours
In each heartbeat I find you
Each time I have been blessed by the golden touch of love or experienced the pain of heart-break, I find you
You are in it all yet nowhere
Who am I but You
O Father Divine
Give me a glimpse of your supreme self
Let me drink a tiny bit from the universal flow of life
Help remove all obstructions I have put up myself towards finding thee in me
Who am I but You
Help me find the divine within
To dance without awareness of where the self ends and the universe begins
Help me operate in the materialistic world while staying aloof
Help me be detached amidst all my attachments
Help me discover the truth within
Who am I but You