The Pretender

[Guest guest]

Baba, the love you have shown me,

I do not want to squander

As taught by you,

i am trying to be gentler and kinder

Not to hurt anyone, and to all,

a warm service render

I see people pray and then

with tongue and hand they plunder

Of what use is such a prayer,

I always wonder

And all that you have taught,

Can I practice? I ponder

In spite of myself,

I notice my mind continues to weakly meander

And makes me think, that for your Divine Love,

I am just a pretender

The eternal Maya, makes one do things,

which one does not realize,

is slander To reach you,

how long and far do I have to anxiously wander?

And to test my love,

how much will you make me run?

I wonder I think, many a time

I do not have the strength to truly surrender

I always seem to be battle weary

and walking on a thread so slender

So, please call me Baba,

hold me in your arms and take me yonder

Because, I do not want,anymore,

for your Divine Love to be pretender