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Uncompromising
by quill Saturday, Apr 27 2013, 9:12am
international / poetry / post

i sought u with single-minded
dedication
second best was unacceptable,
with fervent religious zeal
and the fixed focus
of a diamond cutter
i persisted

i knew u were there
my bones and soul
confirmed it
ur Being tugged at mine
thru the night
and day
my heart responded only
to ur ineffable splendour

i realised young the worthlessness
of cultural values
and the vacuity of
its directions,
the high priests of perversity
offered only the prize of blow flies,
maggot-ridden shit,
so delectable to that species

i sought the pure essence,
the attar of existence
the source of all creation
the unpolluted
crystal water of
mount meru,
nothing else would do

i had no idea this pursuit
would attract the scorn
and hatred of the herd,
the wrath of pedagogs
the violence and torture
of regulators
and the vengeance of magistrates

assailed and opposed at every turn
setback on numerous occasions
i persisted regardless
tho with some trepidation,
as it became clear
that what i sought
with unbridled passion and desire
was feared and detested
by the princes and rulers
of this world --
so fearful were they
of my objective
they resorted to torture,
incarceration and
every form of intimidation
in an effort to dissuade
me from my goal

un-deterred i persisted;
ur radiance and magnetic
attraction drew me into
ur orbit

in spiralling descent
i gravitated to ur presence
until i was no more;
every impurity burnt
in the fire of our mutual
embrace
until i became something
other than what i appeared
to be

sufficiently camouflaged
i returned transformed
to the world of men
and began to dissolve
and subvert the foundations
of their world

it was automatic and effortless
as my transformed Self
was somehow invested with
the ability to eliminate illusions
and cure delusions

the fears of princes, kings,
high priests and magistrates
validated