The aftermath!

A moth went to meet its God
Looking very sad indeed!

It has planned a conquest;
And made a strange request!

“The flame must be put out
Every time I do jump into it!”

“Be it so!” said the merciful God;
The moth want away very glad!

Every time the moth jumps on a flame,
The flame of its Life gets put out!

man becomes proud with a rare boon
Which will destroy him very soon!

How very sad that the boons do
Backfire for these insects too!

A boon is a curse in disguise!
A curse is a boon in disguise!

The curse and the boon depend on
The uses to which they are put in!

The flame often gets the blame
Though the Moth’s wish was lame!

It fits well in the divine scheme
The vile insect to be kept tame;

To trap the wicked in its own game
And make the world go on the same!

A Rose is a Rose by any name;
A flame is a flame by any name.

Whoever bites more than he can chew
Will be made to disappear like the dew!

Visalakshi Ramani