SELFLESS SERVICE

Unto you I come

everyday

wake you up silently

caress you gently

lock you up in my embrace

guide you in proper directions

by lighting the torches of my infinite eyes

show you the entire verdant surroundings

rivers, streams, ponds

and lakes

trees, plants and

pretty, colourful blooms

temple, churches and mosques

nurseries, schools and colleges

huts, houses and multi-storeyed buildings and flats

vehicles, trains, buses

bikes and cycles

individuals and crowds in different walks of life.

I don’t have red roses to offer you

as an expression of my love

I don’t have invaluable gifts

to present you

I don’t have colourful, illuminating,

scintillating costumes  

to make you dance with joy

I don’t know songs and 

dances to enchant you

I am neither a singer

nor a dancer to enthrall you

still I don’t expect

anything from you in return for offering

little, little favours to you,

still

I know your attitude towards me

deep down in my burning heart

respect sometimes

love at other times

hatred occasionally

love and hate, the same time or

a love-hate relationship, to be precise

anger, despair and  emotions galore  

your attitudes keep on changing

unlike mine.

I don’t care your

changing attitudes

towards me

since I never

expect any feeling of

gratitude towards me from you

as the scriptures preach-

‘Don’t

wait for the fruits of your action’

awaiting fruits

of one’s action brings

disappointment, disillusionment, anger

and hatred and despair

sometimes love and gratitude

hence I do

keep detachment

for my actions towards all.