Whispers and Words of M R Maiti

I remember the time, I broke your doll as a joke. Crying, you ran to our mother And slammed the door on my face. I was eavesdropping when you said, 'I wish I had an older sister instead.' Later that day, Father called me to say, 'Some titles you are born with, You have to earn it all the same.' I remember the time, It was your college admission day. You stacked your documents in order, Then rearranged them neatly again, Smiling at strangers Who didn't know your name yet. Far away from home and parents, Standing by your side, I hope... I earned my title that day. *** A poem dedicated to siblings... Divided by gender, united by blood! Did you have any similar experience with your sibling? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

*** There's always Another mountain, Indifferent and silent, Summoning the same man. The pull of the climb Is all he has ever known. He doesn't spare a moment To mourn the valleys left behind. But it's lonely at the top. Breathless, he stops. The silence rushes in. He mourns those who fell behind. The drifting clouds morph into faces, The ones who didn't come along, They must have understood his eagerness, As he understood their reluctance. Then the clouds move on. And so does he. The clear sky has shown him Another mountain waiting. *** A poem dedicated to... mountains? What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

*** In ancient times, Driven by tribal mentality And resource scarcity, War was more commonplace For the fragmented societies. But every life a person took, It stayed with him, Their last exchange weighed on him. The grand accomplishment Of modern times Is humanity's greatest failure, Weapons that erase Thousands in one blow, A quick way to win a war. Now the wars simmer, not blaze, Diplomacy stokes the endless forge. When you have an abundant population, The body count doesn't hurt If distributed over a period of time, A mere handful at a time. I see all the wise men Gathered once again, Chest-thumpers and squabblers, Who never reach a conclusion, Because a war is only glorious, When it's prolonged and hard to win. Gods are children of misery. So are these wise men, Risen in the same way, From the anguish of countless devotees, Clinging to the dreams of better days. These fake Gods must go. We already have a pantheon of originals. Not to forget the third-eye wonder, One bl...