Monday, December 7, 2009

Asheeqati₄

I have been accused
of unnatural intoxication
a kind of infatuation
appreciated, not abused

Accusation of nursing madness—infused
like happiness, contentment—a conjugation
on a path for ecstasy—of preservation
with received reaction, I am only amused

I took upon this voyage with its hue—technicolor
guided by instincts of shakti₁
driven by love, grace and bhakti₂
yes, you can call me bipolar

I want nothing more than mukti₃
I only thirst for you—asheeqati₄

Nisha Balani
December, 2009

Shakti₁(Sanskrit): Goddess energy/power
bhakti₂(Sanskri):
an active involvement by the devotee in divine worship
mukti₃(Sanskrit):liberation, Nirvana
Asheeqati₄(Arabic)
My beloved

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