Wednesday, October 3, 2018

A Bygone Tale of Two Compeers

Sulking dark donjon once shackled Two Compeers,
An era where lands illuminated by blaze when armed;
Scintillating Swords revealed the souls it ingurgitated,
Knowledge Not but populist doctrines were charmed.

Originated not from same belief, weren't from one realm,
Two longed to disenthrall creeds; for 'one' exiguous survived;
Umpteen measures broken blocked now shackled & locked,
The Two Compeers bared, depleting waist, on prayer thrived.

One Morning heard an aged voice, turned & discerned,
Wrinkled face cushioned with beard with kindled eyes;
Once confidant of the throne, demeaned when queried thesis,
Expended innumerous days engraving truth & lies.

Unveiled unrevealed brightened the escape- were unshackled,
Covered the flesh with fabric, The Two scampered towards shore;
Who was kindred to everlasting, sprang first on the boat,
And Slashed knife behind, wounded, the other fell on floor;
'Disaccord never blooms affinity,' he said, 'with Unpublished I leave,'
Drifted towards the land he came from, mocking sacred deal.  

© Pranav Chaturvedi 2018