The cosmos choose-
One blessed, One bypassed
One demand reform, One demands bread,
One learns in Oxford, One learns on street,
One fears Cholesterol, One fears Starvation,
One eats lobster, One lick plates,
One drink Single Malts, One gulps sewage,
One gets surgery, One gets prayers,
One calls it legacy, One calls it debt,
One counts profit, One count pills,
One feed dog, One buries infant daughters,
How did we get here?
Who signed the silence?
Not you & me
It was always I & I,
The chosen and the discarded,
The voice and the void,
The guest and the ghost.
The cosmos choose-
Leaders & common people (Statesmen & Subjects)
One sign papers, One sign petitions,
One lives in bungalow, One dies in drain,
One changes law, One gets jail,
One offer condolence, One counts the dead,
One gives speeches, One give birth,
One cut ribbon, One cut veins,
One files nomination, One files for aid,
One plays the victim, One is,
One cheers in rallies, One tramples in stampede.
How did we get here?
Who made this sacred?
Not you & me
Never was
It was always I & I
The elected and the exploited,
The campaigner and the causalities,
The elected and the expendables.
The cosmos choose-
The liar & the loyal
One lies with ease, One trusts blindly,
One plays a part, One lives a role,
One speaks in ruddle, One answer straight,
One keep scores, One keep his vows,
One asks for space, One keeps waiting,
One flaunt rebounds, One studies pattern,
One is inconsistent, One is always the same,
One keeps secret, One give soul,
One says 'he is my good friend', One says 'you are only one for me',
One dance at clubs, One couldn't stand,
One sends emoji's, One writes poetry,
One tells lies, One tells no one.
How did we get here?
Was I ever seen, or just conveniently used?
Not you and me,
OfCourse not,
It was always I and I,
The mask and the mirror,
The con and the corpse,
The butcher and the believer,
The trap and the truth,
The end and the enough.
© Gagan Khurana
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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