Curtain Poem by Arvind Srivastava

That curtain was very beautiful
Behind which the conspiracy of murder was going on
Here companions were killed one by one
Some were chewing turtle meat
While some were drinking reptile blood
Some wanted to become strong with the horn of rhinoceros
While some were making soup of tiger bone
Some were looking for Viagra
Some were swallowing Ashwagandha
Wanted to capture the entire heaven
Everyone
Some had put a veil on their eyes
While some had put a veil on their mind
These were the same personalities who were considered to be the first line spokespersons
Against any veil of veil
This class had so much power that
Whenever the veil moved, one of their species
Would be wiped out from the earth!

©Arvind Srivastava, India

Photo: At the campus of Radio Berlin International (Germany) ..