Why Then

when empty stomach aches

when poverty cries at thou feets

why then thou philosophizes?

why then thou knows?

when a child learns naturally

when a father learns hardships

why then thou need books?

why then thou memorizes?

when pain moves the world

when love abides in us as always

why then thou seeks liberation?

why thou becomes a saint?

when awareness we are

as we rest in appearance

why thou says 'I' exist?

why we say I am that?

when truth beyond words

as life seems a dream

why then thou explains?

why thou believes at all?

when I am not the doer

as I am not the mind

why thou relies on fate?

why thou worries at all?