By JN Dahal
Oh man, stop!
Please stop lying.
You said you are only ONE!
But that does not have any meaning.
You referred to a meaningless term
And made up other fabricated stories.
That’s a scenario totally worthless
Untouched, unreal and faded;
So man, stop!
Please stop lying.
Man!
Let me tell you something.
You do one thing; reflect quite another.
Your slogan: ‘I am the only one’
Is a dramatic phrase, clever!
Never consider the public a quote-saver.
You really don’t know the youths vividly.
Your feelings are like a comic.
Oh man stop,
Please stop lying.
Man, you can dream;
Dream in a democratic system.
Your dream is like melting of ice-cream
It is wasted and does not make any sense.
Please go back and
Check the numeric reflections.
There is no ‘ONE’ in the front-line;
Zero is the digit on the left hand.
Hence, I win and you lose
So, you stop crying
Now and onwards
Please stop lying.
[JN Dahal is a Nepali-speaking poet and storywriter, originally from Bhutan and presently based in the United States as resettled refugee. He is the author of Lekhakki Chhori a collection of stories. His writing is underpinned with ethos of being a Diaspora.]