DOUBLE GAME

In this game of ping pong,
We play to seek enjoyment
In the vacuous display of
Dislike and defence.
Why is it that we need to defend?
Why, when the game has no end?
We put up bold faces and
Emphasize on symbolic gestures.
Why do we not act, but just pretend?
Why get victimized by
Wicked political games?
Why do flowers look thorny
And thorns sweet?
Why can’t we resign from
This end game?
Cunning and deceit win you the game
And the deserving always lose.
As Darwin said,
The fittest survive and not the best.
Can’t we let go the yearning to hurt?
Can’t we suppress the desire to cheat?


C.DEEPESH