यथाभूतं

Let us cognise 
The dirt that we see but

Hide inside our minds, let 

Us come in its full awareness

Let us smell in its full putridness 

Watch its ignominious form, let us

Stare at it for long, long enough that

It begins vibrating before our eyes

And we begin to unsee its solidity 

We see the continuity of its transitoriness 

We smell, watch and stare, we do not

Hide from it, in it and hide it in us

It is no longer a part of us, an extension

Of us, it is an entity in its own right, going

About its business, we forgive it, we 

Forgive ourselves, and as it slides from our

Canvas and our horizon, we accept the 

Gift of our cleaner selves with as much 

Awareness and nonchalance

-

Chandni Girija 

Day 15 of 30 | 30 Poems in 30 Days | National Poetry Writing Month #napowrimo