Oh! My mind,
Who led you to such misery?
Who made you so restless?
Who made you lose your calm, your soul?
Who created this terrifying tornado within you?
Who waged such a dreadful war on you?
And, who set fire on your tender presence?

That your thoughts go swirling about,
In this wild and furious storm..
That you were pinned down to such darkness,
And all you could do was surrender..
That you were deprived of even subtle joy,
And had to confine yourself in this world of confusion and turmoil..
That you lost absolute control of yourself
And had to exist like a piece of trash full of sorrow and agony..

But now at this point of revelation, with a broken heart, I realize,

It was I who led you to such misery..
It was I who made you so restless..
It was I who made you lose your calm, your soul..
It was I who created this terrifying tornado within you..
It was I who waged such a dreadful war on you..
And it was I who set fire to your tender presence..

It was I...


© Gayathri Mukund