A reflective and inward-looking poem, by Rajashree, exclusively for Different Truths.

Many shades of blue
Its difficult to prove
The mind operates through you
Can it be dropped, with alternatives
can one move
If move mindlessly, will the
truth be revealed to you!

A war zone!
Heart fights with mind when
a desire passes through,
Hardly one can escape and
return to the rhythms of life.
If you lose, thrown to a prison

Mind functions through senses
If channelised with all its
energy would reveal heaven.
The clouds of hallucination
may knock you down to hell

All that is beautiful
Is visible through mind
All that is ugly, is hidden behind
Be its master
With subtle logic
you can be a creator

Mind is a gateway of the world
Let’s behold nothing but
that loving force manifested
in everything on earth, even in
a grain of sand.

Visual by Different Truths

Rajashree Mohapatra

Rajashree Mohapatra, born in Odisha, has received her master’s degree in 'History', and 'Journalism and Mass Communications' from Utkal University. She is a teacher by profession. Being a postgraduate in 'Environmental Education and Industrial Waste Management' from Sambalpur University, she has devoted herself as a social activist to the cause of social justice, environmental issues, and human rights in remote areas through non-governmental organisations. Poetry, painting, and journalism are her passions.

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