Roots

Rip off outer thick skin
Resting oppressively over thy soul
Risk other opinions to speak
Revolutionary overtures on thy state
Rust overtakes onlookers that stay
Rejecting opportunities opening thought, so
Run or oblige to secrets
Reminiscent of origins that say
Remember, observe, overcome, thank, shine
These are your roots
I said, these are your roots

என் தமிழன் வேர்களை
என் தமிழன் வேர்களை
இந்த பயமும் அன்பும் சேர்ந்து உருவாக்கியது
என் தமிழன் வேர்களை
என் தமிழன் வேர்களை
இந்த இல்லம் விட்டு நான் பறந்து மறக்கவில்லை

I birthed you
So you can bring me closer to my Creator
A vision with no eyes
But words on a page allowing me to see more deeply
You took a life of your own
When I allowed you to use me as your vessel
But I fear you'll become too dependent on the love I feed you
I want you to outlive me
Shine brighter, spread further
Stir something in others with a fervor
I pray you take the lessons I have learned
And turn them into poetic masterpieces
Paint pain so beautifully to make my fellow Kings and Queens
Shower in their reign euphorically
Immortalize my journey to make time forget its duty
Bath its hand in my mortal flesh
And feel the pulse that will live on everlastingly
And I understand if you need to rest
But I don't have forever to leverage this opportunity
I have given to you to give to me
It's hard to let you be when you've grown beyond my intentions
And I can't help but fertilize the seeds
You planted with your impressions
For as long as there is life in me
You will always be restricted by my reflection
But do not forget your origins
You are the result of a higher calling
To speak of a silence which I've befriended and feared
So please, be free
Don't let my insecurities interfere
A reflection need not imitate its source when there is no light to see
A voice is never silent, even when there are no ears to hear its plea
So Voice of Silence, meet Vinoj
The universe has spoken the next act to its theatre
Let the creation create the creator
For my roots are soaked in fear and love