Desires

Desires play perpetually I am gazing-- desires unaware of destiny frisk about my mindscape like children. While playing children break my mind’s toys lacerate its walls peel away mind’s layers pulverise them and throw around. Desires stay unaware of man’s fragile existence authored by scarcity They are not demolished because it’s said they should not-- to be declared standing on hope’s ruins. Desires unopposed, undaunted romp around mind’s cliff swing fast on mind’s branch gallop on its broken piece jump shaking mind’s foundations, sometimes they break mind’s bell jar spilling feelings. It’s fun assembling mind’s jigsaw pieces scattered by desires like assembling my small daughter’s toys strewn about in her play. I like desires like children and their plays that tease me now and then into knowing life. I salute my desires with a bow. were it not for them to come and play mind would be empty just like me. Life would flee from my eyes without telling me when. (Translated from Nepali by Prof. Abhi Subedi)