Behind friendly cordial camaraderies
Behind polite respectful acceptances
Behind healthy balanced compromises
Behind composed sensible appearances
I sensed some rigid doctrinaire ideals
I sensed some judgmental boundaries
I sensed some empty embellishments
I sensed some prejudiced tyrannies
But daring to inhale the smell of wilderness
But daring to absorb the vastness of the sky
But daring to get soaked in pouring rain
But daring to flit around like a butterfly.
Gradually the doctrines became speculative
Gradually the judgments became unverified
Gradually the embellishments became flimsy
Gradually the prejudices became unjustified
And so I realized yang is just as trivial as yin
And so I realized virtue is just as trivial as sin
And if I can only unburden myself from guilt
cleanliness within is enough to breed a momin*.
Ambreen
*Momin is an arabic word which means a truly pious person