discarding dictats

discarding dictats

tu hay fiq't aabla e paa

aur talaash hay mujh ko

samander kay such ki*

lines drawn in mythical sands

- borders,  created and nurtured

by somber CEOs  of Religion Inc.

to police and protect

while their lambs lob grenades

at each other's myths

they come in many guises

and wear colorful garbs

all of them have stern looks

in common

much to the amusement

of gods of yesteryears

we discard sermons

and dictats

and seek newer gods

in time's ocean

* you are but a blister on my foot

while i endeavor and search

for the time-ocean's truth