Gods of the Last Bench

Poem by – Lavlesh Shuklalavleshs@gmail.com

Sitting on the rear corner bench,Amid my own daydream,Random sketches on my notebook,Never quite made up their sheen.

Some were namesAnd some were numbers,

Shallow did they really seem?But they, alas, were my only option

To get this load off the beam.

I tried, I tried, and I tried to swallowBut still, but still I could not see.

And even though I’d love to follow,These scribbling make a merry me.

And so did the same, my fellow bench menFor their residence could not be seen.But bigger a reason was withheld,With the speaker, that a scream.

She spat and sang, Oh good dictator,As if one was so so keen.

And we, embraced in deluge of thoughtsNever really knew what she did mean.

I tried, I tried, and I tried to swallowBut still, but still I could not see.

And even though I’d love to follow,These scribbling make a merry me.

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