You speak only the language of silence, O Reticent Mind!
Is not silence eloquent?
You ponder over and think of countless dreams
and when those aspirations turn into bare lies you break into tears!
You are a cave engulfed with darkness
and a strange ally of all fears and despair, O Mind!
You are an apt platform for all the drama of this world!
You are a kite with a sustaining thread wrecked, O Mind!
You do not know…
why you love and why you cry!
You do not know…
Why you torture yourself
and you do not know what shape you ultimately take!
You are a burning flame full of desires, O Mind!
And a dragnet for affection and compassion!
Like a swing, you keep wavering amidst myriad unattainable hopes!
You are the real Satan to invite illusions to invade you! O Mind!
You keep aspiring for the unattainable all the time,
and leave what is within your reach as a rule! Strange!
You are obsessed with a single trifling mistake that can never be undone,
and make your life miserable for ages and ages! O Reticent Mind!
This write-up based is on the song “Mouname Nee Bhasha…” from the Telugu movie Guppedu Manasu (1979) featuring Sarat Babu, Sujatha, and Saritha. This song was written by Acharya Athreya and set to music by M. S.Viswanathan. The song was rendered by Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna. This movie was directed by K.Balachander.
