THE LUST

Question marks and

exclamation marks

fly past me

on pondering over

a dictator in his labyrinth

who undergoes sleepless

nights and nightmares

who refuses to step down

or decides not to

throw up his hands  

in the face of mounting

pressure and onslaughts launched against him

by his countrymen

with sophisticated arms

and ammunition closing in on him

and his fortress.

Even while shudders

run down his body by the constant pounding

and deafening explanations rock the palace

from near and afar

which factor in him forces to stick to

his post by hook or by crook

even while aware of

the tragic fate awaiting him.

Is this lust for power

‘written’ in his  genes 

or a false pride draws

him to the ultimate tragedy?

Most malevolent dictators

are leeches sucking

the blood of their own subjects

and they continue to go on

with the wily ruthless game

until the nemesis catches up with them.

While remaining

cowards they never

forget to put up brave defiant faces in public….

History bears testimony to it……