The Noose

The noose
History writ in blood
An eye for an eye,
Says the big cop

The big boss
At peace, asleep
As the trap door fell
With it, history

No martyr, this
Says the big boss
An eye for an eye

His blood, I seek
To avenge my father

History falls,
Trap door shut
Within metal doors
The black hole of justice

Taunts galore
At history
Super cop lives on
Death elsewhere

History
All screwed up.

Comments

Sapna Anu B.George said…
My dear, this is sheer madness , yet, you do have some meaning too there, submerged .so those who love you will serch the meaning and find a depth and substence.
2:21 AM
Unknown said…
My dear history is always written by the VICTORS.Have you ever heard, anybody got THE NOOSE just because they dropped two small bombs over Japan,which sniffed out the lives of over 2 lac human beings?Well.....no..But you mightve heard of Gen.Tojo who got THE NOOSE for his so called war crimes.Well friend,history was repeated,and it goes on and on and on...........
11:41 PM
Sanjeev said…
Yes Rajesh, he super cops of this world can be up to anything nsty and they get away easily. There is none, surprisingly even India post Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, who could come up with a vehement no to their doings. The world order never changeth, unless uncle sam requires it to. And we abide by his diktats. Thanx for the comment, do keep reading .
9:01 PM
Latheesh Mohan said…
``History
All screwed up''

hey..I like this one. well written..
2:17 AM
Sanjeev said…
Thanx Latheesh.
9:35 AM
Priyadarshini Nandy said…
Warped and interesting at the same time. liked it.
11:28 PM
Sanjeev said…
Thanx priyadarshini
10:52 PM
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