Ode to truth

O Truth, eternal, silent flame,
Beyond all kings, beyond all name,
You dwell where hearts and spirits meet,
In every trial, in every feat.

Through shadowed paths, through nights alone,
You whisper secrets, cold as stone.
You test us all, the great, the small,
And many falter at your call.

Gandhi walked your winding ways,
Through tireless nights, through endless days,
Not in books, nor temples high,
But in living, sought to touch the sky.

In fast and march, in word and deed,
He chased your essence, not just creed.
Yet human eyes can scarce behold
The vastness of your silent gold.

O Truth, relentless, patient, pure,
You temper hearts, you test the sure.
Majority bend, stumble, and fall,
But still you whisper, embracing all.

And in the end, I raise my song:
Experimenting with you, O Truth,
Even Mahatma… may be wrong.

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