BLACK AND WHITE

Our benevolent king

kept no time-schedule or deadline

for travelling under the moonlit, starry nights

astride his white horse.

The benevolent king

despite keeping the deadline

and the routes for travelling

under the starry, moonlit nights

astride his horse

kept his secrets close to his chest.

We, his loyal subjects lay on our cots for hours together  

waited and hoped to listen to the ‘tuck tuck tuck’ steps of his

white horse everynight.

Though we were ignorant about

his dead-lines and the routes he chose.

Still expectations and hopes

never allowed us to fall in the sleep,

we lay glued to our cots.

 Our despair and sorrow

forced us to push into the verge of abyss

we continued to listen to the steps

astride his white horse every night.

One day to our shock and agony

news of a malevolent king from the neighbouring country

astride his black horse

and long array of his soldiers with sophisticated weapons

conquered our country overpowering

our king and catapulted himself to the throne

and let loose a reign of terror across the country

consequently sending the lightning shivers down our spines.