Seed Forever

For a seed to grow,
It must go deep,
Dwell in darkness and savour retreat,
I am a seed, too,
The question is how much longer can I remain a seed?
Mustn’t I grow to attain my full height?

If I don’t realise who I am,
The world will continue as before,
The sky will have rained,
The earth would have softened to welcome the seed,
Weeks shall pass and a tiny green would sprout,
Caught up in my illusory world,
The creative process of the five elements will be lost to me.

If I don’t know who I am,
The soil of life will turn infertile,
And the sapling will never grow into a tree,
A diseased tree at best, egoistical, discontent,
If I don’t face my fears or mistrust my lust,
Neither tame my anger nor question my greed,
My greatest misfortune will be,
That I’ll forever remain a seed,

Trapped in darkness, unrealised.