I AND i
i have existed for aeons,
not knowing that I live.
i am the shadow treading on obscure lanes, i fear & doubt, hate & deceive.
I am the radiance that illumes every path.
I am love & conviction that treads on every heart.
I paint & compose verses,
And i scribble my name beneath it.
I am kind, pure & virtuous,
and i keep a track of all these deeds.
i am lost in prattle & pretense,
I am found in profound silence.
I rejoice & smile for no reason,
i find reasons to celebrate.
I am the harbinger of merry seasons,
and i, the memory of dismal days.
I am a prayer born of complacence,
i am endurance born of my orisons.
i am a blind player who loses & wins.
Not I, for I am the witness who perceives.
by Payal Walia Hattar