Sunday, March 8, 2020

An Ounce of Sweets

An ounce of sweets once carried both,
One who had trunk, Another’s teeth crushed;
Sat beside river, glimpsed who were passing,
As known to each other in a land of plush.

Said one with strong jaws, “my hunger’s immense,
An ounce you’ve, why not share with me to douse?
If not, then you’ll send message to passing crowd,
That I was known to you, ‘still’ you burnt my house!”

Amidst language of respect & consideration, the Other was raised,
So found credence in what one with strong jaws, said;
Half of ounce it then gave to who compelled it,
Under impression it would bring calm as other now is already fed.

But an ounce wasn’t enough as demand soared,
And the One with Trunk gave to Other what all it had;
Starved & Died & its corpse was too fed on with smile,
Still Another with 'Abominated Traits' clamoured – “I Stand with Empty Hands.”

© Pranav Chaturvedi 2020