When I found my peace in Goddess Durga

Today I offered white crepe jasmine to Goddess Durga

and asked for peace, serenity, calm, and purity for me.

So that I can be wise over smart and set myself free.

Eyes closed; palms folded together in the worship of Devi.

A few petals of jasmine fell on my lap and coalesced into my white saree.

I smiled and tucked the flower into my hair, knowing I have no baggage to carry.

Devi showed me lotus in one of her hands and made me realize

the power of detachment; the way lotus stays in the dirty water yet

show the beauty of being. No one but I has to be the lotus of my fate.

In the name of the daughter of mountains, I pledge to the divinity

that flows in me; that I have been seeking in the outer world.

And I shall be the white bird of faith with the great wings furled.