Bimal Kishore Srivastav
Desperately,
Having an appetite for a decent space,
Passion for enlightenment,
An instinct for a healthier community,
I joined the elites.
Angrier, like a lion, for rebellion,
Hungrier for revolution,
Many innocents, but efficient,
Like me,
Join the club of elites.
But overwhelmed!
Even the elites are ruled,
By the so-called elite
Or a non-elite boss.
And other flunky elites
Butter up the boss shamelessly.
In discontentment,
Angrier, like a lion, for rebellion,
Hungrier for a new phenomenon,
Many an innocent,
I,
Decide to join the counter elite.
(Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of English at Tribhuwan University, Biratnagar, Nepal. In addition to publishing an anthology of poetry, Fad Fervors (2020) from Litlight Publication, Pakistan, Shrivastwa’s poems and short stories have been published on sahitto.com, Bangladesh, The Writers Club, USA, The Gorkha Times, sahityapost.com, aksharang.com, Nepal, kabitaminar.com, India.)
