Adam
Have seen the plunge of a dolphin
And soar of a kite,
Crows gulping every bit of rubbish in a habitual air.
Have seen moths eating into the old books,
Not that the knowledge they earn,
Nor a feast they relish —
All, ‘a habit formation’.
Maggots fatten in the muscle of men,
Bulging bomb fatten the scale of power.
Dry beds are soaked in tears and sweat,
Mouth puffed in a show of might.
Zeus, prowling on earthly daughters,
Gravediggers, dig in thoughtlessly, without compassion for the cops —
All a ‘habit formation’.
Merriment, party, lust
Politics, argument, dodge,
Even fear, fantasy and fight;
war or peace,
virtue or sin —
All, all postures of life is on practice,
a habit formation’.
More a sinner by our habits,
Than by chance.
True Adam—
That eats the fruit
And hold his flat palm.
Copyright © Sadat Khan | Year Posted 2018
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