Love Poem: Let Go and Be Free
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Written by: Jagdish Pal

Let Go and Be Free

A mindful mate of mine proceeds on the pebbly path 
as an angel with a mission flies in the skies. 
The childish fullness of his cheeks 
manifests his mettle 
and he is a carefree big cat 
seeking the sweet joy of living his life. 
As a detached observer 
he has no temptation for the temporary things; 
emotions, thoughts, people, events and sceneries. 
He welcomes what comes on the way 
as a cast aside cow with contentment 
and becomes a fruitful tree 
easily shedding his leaves in the fall. 
In his hand he never holds an empty bowl :
he is filled to the brim by the Supreme Soul. 
He has nothing to lose : 
he doesn’t cling to anything. 
His pure love frees him from dependency 
and no bond destroys his loveful disposition. 
He is the animating air expanding his circle 
and all the cords of attachment have been cut. 
Nothing ever belongs to him,
even the body he lives in is not his own. 
He perceives the universe perfect 
and comes with no complaints. 
All the things he can’t control 
have taught him to let go and be free.