And Who am I to Think?
By Ananda Vrindavan Devi Dasi
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And who am I to think
that this life is all there is?
That the beating heart that stops
is me?
Do I go out the window that is
Opened by a kind witness
to my last breath?
Though a window I do not need in the
Grand scheme of things, yet am grateful
For the warm-hearted gesture of love.
And is this life all that is?
I look at the stars and
Wonder who is looking at me
Wondering the same.
We live with thoughts and
Possibilities that stretch
far beyond the boundaries
Of our body because we are
that possibility.
We are that energy of life
that makes us live
We are the soul
that is free and longs for
The love and connection that
links it all, us all.
I think there’s more to life
than meets the eye
It’s an invitation for you, me,
everyone
to meet that more.
Ananda Vrindavan is one of my dearest friends. In addition to being a beautiful poet, she is the community president of ISKCON of DC. Please visit their website at iskconofdc.org Please watch for her poems to be regularly appearing on our Urban Devi website. -- Rukmini