Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa
We were making a trip.
I preferred the zigzag path to
reach the destination.
My fellow travelers
chose the straight way.
The zigzag way was cumbersome,
challenging and adventurous.
Taking it for a Sisyphean task,
they, as usual, opted for
the uncomplicated, short-cut way.
Preference to easy highways,
and fast trips may lead to
slip or exhaustion
before reaching the station.
Like a tiny, patient boat,
I was floating on the zigzag river of life
to reach my destined harbor.
Easy path seekers!
Just climb on to the zigzag way;
You will experience
the extension of your life.
[Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa, PhD is an Assistant Professor of English at P.G. Campus, TU, Biratnagar. His anthology of poems, Fad Fervors has been published by Litlight Publication, Pakistan in September, 2020. Some of his poems and short stories have also been published from The Writers Club, USA, Offlinethinker.com, Nepal, The Gorkha Times, Nepal, Aksharang.com, Nepal and Sahityapost.com, Nepal.]