Through the ground I poke my head,
To see the open world.
I look around filled with dread,
Waiting for future unfurled.

For I am a sapling learning the world,
I take in what I see.
I grow in nourishment of the head,
To make life what its meant to be.

For I never forget my Universal root,
As I grow in their conformity.
For its the values in my shoot,
My greatest staff, not deformity.

For I am the embodiment of love,
I give it to the world for free.
Although many pelt the Olive leaf Dove,
I am one in this mystery.

For what I decree is the world of peace,
Where we can live as one.
May the violence and the pain decrease,
And we don’t from destruction run.

For we are what we create,
Each one in our thought.
Each action we do replicate,
Making things that are not.

For I am an instrument of the One Above,
I fashion thing in the Name.
I spread my message of peace and love,
Not for fortune, Not for fame.

May my works be remembered for content,
For the Voice of the Voiceless I am.
I would only to the Creator relent,
And to life’s mortality clam.

For no one can stop a sincere voice,
The ardent message of love.
Not to listen is a choice,
I forsake not like the one Above.

For I am the anthem in the Creator’s grace,
I work with a message of peace.
May I be the voice of the human race,
Teaching others mortal life experiences.

For we are all part of the family tree,
We are all created as One.
We are the roots, shoots and leaves you see,
We reap the benefits in the long run.

May we all be the trees of life,
Spreading our branches around.
Not of pain that cuts like a knife,
But with love and peace surround.

Caveat: While I personally follow the Universal law of Do as You Would Be Done By along with the principles of Do Good, Be Good and receive Good, I do take the best of all faiths to incorporate it in me to make me a better person. I like the concept that is depicted out there but it doesn’t necessarily mean I am part of the clan. I respect all religions equally.

By Anisha Achankunju (C) 26th April 2011