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An Old Man Remembers
An old man remembers when a man and God walked together But he forgets his legacy his own name . He remembers the glory days of gods ; the stories and the hymns So he asks from the lord , all he desires , but in vain For the Lord sees everything and answers it all Through symbols in nature and visions of mind But alas his children ask but never listen Solutions to their questions they do not find .
An old man remembers what sacrifices make god happy But forgets the happiness of his own child Bounded by the spell of caste and creed The disapproval he can ’ t hide God created everyone the same Everyone created different gods Differentiation was thus justified A man ’ s shrine of lies we worship like dogs .
An old man remembers the description of a god never seen Their plans and aspirations he dreamed In the name of “ God ”, he ordered a thousand deeds Now the old man had every diamond that gleamed And so he spun his web of lies Saying everything that desired to be heard Modeling all to follow his ways Deceitful stories he spurred .
An old man remembers the stories of delivered judgment Like a hammer striking the iron red hot God is bidding his time , awaiting a cleanse ; The deceitful man is taught a lesson , left to rot . In his final moments , he ’ ll realize what he has done The consequences his child is left to face The old man will remember god as he truly is An unsolvable mystery : a never-ending maze .
-Manishi Shrestha ( NMC , 6 th batch , BDS )
Nature and Social Concern Society 69