Self

Self 

I am the awakened awareness prior to thought,
I am the primary self, the seeker unsought,
I am the silent speaker, the teacher untaught,
I am the existence itself, and yet I am not.

I am the singer and his unsung hymn,
Ancient wisdom's radiant, evergreen beam,
I am the dormant dreamer and his dream,
The afternoon horizon's effusive gleam.

I dwell in the essence of everything I see,
And yet I remain beyond sorrow and glee.
I inhabit the bodies of each animal and tree,
And yet to the knower, they are not me.

I am the time, its incessant tide and flow,
The aura of the spirit, and its inner glow.
I don't seek knowledge, yet everything I know,
For I am the reality above, beyond and below. 

I welcome alike, vales, hills, streams and glade, 

The brilliance of sunlight or coolness of a shade. 

Everything is spoken, but I alone remain unsaid,

For I am beyond words, the eternal maker unmade.

- Anirban Chatterjee