Jyotsna B Rao
Equanimity
Our souls know each other
Which is why it didn't take long
We found each other—
In your eyes I’ve felt— that we've met
In another time and space
There's no need to fight or fear, let's just face!
At a pace convenient for you and me.
In these silences when the air is charged with breath..
In meditative silence, may the floor be my bed of death
The mystery lies in the silence—
There is peace, there is defiance
Let me stay in an ethereal realm
From where we actually came into being.
I was lost in deep revelation, no ground, no sight, just plain quiet.
Deep, deep quiet—
No tears this time, no emotions, just plain equanimity of the mind.
Jyotsna B Rao born (27.12.1981), is the author of Eccentric Tales. As the Creative Director of AartiQlate magazine (2012-2014), India’s first graphic narrative on performing arts— she began her hybrid writing journey, presenting her work online and as a solo exhibition. Her other exhibited graphic narratives are Kāligram, Punchkanyas, and Buddha stories.