Sankhajit Bhattacharjee Poem 169
Scientific Research Fellow in University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
THRONE
When you sit on the throne, you become an exploiter.
Before sitting on it, you are a good person
but after sitting all your goodness is gone.
The throne itself has got some evil power-
it can convert a good person into an exploiter,
one’s conscience has nothing to do
as the tread of kite is in the hands of throne-
the very thread controls the kite’s motion.
I’m very much afraid of sitting on the throne
as this will convert a noble horse into a hungry wolf,
I may not control my hunger-
it’ll lead to my death due to food poisoning.
I’ve discovered an alternative-
despite of sitting on the throne
if one practices to rule while in standing posture,
one may avoid the evil effect of the throne!
I mean- you never think of power,
it is the another name of mass,
you have no right to claim it.
As long as there is a throne,
you will claim power.
So keep it aside, stand up and rule.
A reminder for you- never sit.
© 2021 Sankhajit Bhattacharjee