by Parikshit Ketkar
In his poem, Parikshit Ketkar metaphorically writes about one’s desire to be acknowledged for what one is, irrespective of the social survival requirements pointing towards some other way.
‘What do you like?’
The cub’s ears once yearned to hear a voice
The answer was obvious
As it chewed the grass near its father’s den.
‘Then how will you grow a mane
Befitting of His Majesty’s heir?
And make a thunderous roar
To strike terror in the prey’s heart?’
Yet it yearned to hear a voice –
A voice coming from a heart
Devoid of all the ifs and buts;
A voice willing to see it
For what it was
For what it was not.
Then came a day
When it could yearn no more
For it raced behind a deer;
Cutting in the chase, to throttle the hapless prey.
The paw missed
Yet again.
Parikshit Ketkar is a medical undergraduate from Maharashtra whose primary interest lies in flunking classes to do whatever he thinks matters in life at the moment.
Nice thought!! ‘ we are in this world to see ourselves through and not to see through ourselves’ someone said correctly…. Keep on at it.
Good job Parikshit 👌🏻👌🏻 Keep on writing ✍️
Beautiful analogy and a wonderful message!