The fire, put down by the sun br Body feels the heat run br Over the raging clouds of sand br Look defeat, I age, as I stand br With nowhere to go br The mirage of my mind br Takes me away, without any bind br br The air, hot as it blows br Suffer it on my skin, as it flows br It comes back more in a rush br To ruffle my hair with distress as such br Sharp breaths, in it go br It blows away after its course br To repeat the tease, without any remorse br br The water, to the splash cool br Hits, breaks the reverie pool br Sweat drizzle the eyes open br Blood and tears mingle in the sand oven br Wander, why I did not go br Wherein my minds traverse br Answers cross, within psyche diseased discourse br br The earth, under my feet expand br Fear of things unseen, I cannot understand br They hover over my senses dense br My sinews are all gnarled and tense br From ashes to ashes, dust to dust br The chant, an echo louder in my head br This time there is fear and death, I dreadbr br O Sudhir Janardhananbr br