Poem of the Day: “I Surrender To The Tradition” by Pijush Kanti Deb

Songs of Eretz Poetry Review is pleased to present “I Surrender To The Tradition” by Pijush Kanti Deb.  Mr. Deb is an Indian poet with over 200 poems published or forthcoming in over fifty serials throughout the world, including:  Down in the Dirt, Tajmahal Review, Pennine Ink, Hollow Publishing, Creativica Magazine, and Muse India.  His first published poetry collection, Beneath The Shadow Of A White Pigeon (Hollow Publishing), is available from amazon.com here:  http://www.amazon.com/Beneath-ShadowWhitePigeonPijush/dp/1505854113/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1ie=UTF8&qid=1422829526&sr=-1&keywords=beneath+the+shadow+of+a+white+pigeon.

I Surrender To The Tradition

Pijush Kanti Deb

At last, I surrender to the tradition

to live a blissful  life

exiling my masculinity-

the culprit of all bitter clashes

to my underarm

and start enjoying the magic

that ensnares my sky, my land

and my beloved belongings

to start dancing and singing around me;

my logical babbling,

rough and tough attitude

and “Do or die’’-the powerful hymn

start sneaking from my orbit.

The people,

sad, disturbed, angry and zealous,

owing to my free and harsh masculinity,

start reverse marching to their origin.

The needless eyes

may shut their windows down

yet they witness

the smiling faces, appreciating lips

and helping hands-

ever-ready for nurturing  my new born happiness.

The compromised heart

buys hundreds of charismatic worlds

in exchange for only one-the dogmatic masculinity.

Poet’s Comment:  A poem is always found standing outstretching its arms and waiting for some burnt in the flame of earthly illusion to embrace with love and affection.

Editor’s Notes:  There is a certain freeing feeling to this poem, a kind of quiet joy.  I confess that I do not understand the entire poem completely, but the emotional language really sings to me.