No my sins did not vanish

It was a serene dip

In the Ganges

The river was flowing through

With full intensity

And vigour,

As if there was an urgency

At the other end to catch up

When people were

Immersing themselves

In the sacred river

 

They believed that

All the sins that they committed

Will vanish once they get immersed

In the sacred river

As the river was pristine

And the river flow sacred.

 

 

I also immersed myself

In the serene river

 with the hope

That all the sins I committed

Will vanish too

But came out only to realise

The mind was with the same sins

And the body was committing the same

Only the dirt in my body

Had vanished due to the river flow

Neither my mind changed

Nor the actions

While the river still looked

Serene with its natural flow

Appearing so beautiful