When I was young
and had nothing to say
I thought I was no-one;
when I was still
I thought myself empty;
Now I am older
and become silent
I am everyone;
when I am still,
I am full.
*
[leaning on Kabir’s ‘ghar ghar dipak barai’]
Michael Shepherd
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/light-everywhere/
