{"id":2452,"date":"2024-07-29T23:21:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T23:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/?page_id=2452"},"modified":"2024-07-29T23:22:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T23:22:30","slug":"cloaked","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/index.php\/cloaked\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloaked"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Cloaked<\/strong><\/h4>

Remember Brutus?<\/p>

Yes, the same whom<\/p>

Caesar claimed a friend?<\/p>

Double crossed him<\/p>

And<\/p>

Stabbed him from back<\/p>

Without remorse.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Then<\/p>

Mark Antony<\/p>

Stepped forward<\/p>

To address the Nation<\/p>

\u201cFriends, Romans, Countrymen<\/p>

Lend me your ears<\/p>

I come to bury Caesar<\/p>

Not to praise him\u2026\u201d<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

How did Brutus benefit by the act?<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

History repeats itself<\/p>

Political animosity<\/p>

Leads to corruption<\/p>

Power corrupts<\/p>

True<\/p>

Money rules the world<\/p>

Who knows it better<\/p>

But<\/p>

You and Me?<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

The game begins<\/p>

Gathers speed<\/p>

Seeds sown<\/p>

Seeds grown<\/p>

Flourish<\/p>

Burn<\/p>

Selfish interests<\/p>

Bloat and gloat<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Sides\u00a0 burst<\/p>

Fat pesters<\/p>

Time runs<\/p>

Out of hand<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Brutus\u2019 Cassius\u2019<\/p>

Sign a pact<\/p>

Grass dries<\/p>

They can\u2019t rest<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Up and up<\/p>

They plan<\/p>

Collide<\/p>

Differences remain<\/p>

Unjustified<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Brutus,<\/p>

Cassius<\/p>

Macbeths all<\/p>

Hide behind<\/p>

To kill<\/p>

To stall<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Safe and sound<\/p>

My countrymen be<\/p>

Bees do flutter<\/p>

To sting<\/p>

You and Me<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Their empty promises<\/p>

Do not believe<\/p>

The sun does rise<\/p>

Bask in the heat<\/p>

The moony layers<\/p>

Will soon burn thee<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Beware,<\/p>

Beware<\/p>

The whirlpools dug<\/p>

Once caught<\/p>

It will suck<\/p>

Your life<\/p>

Your fortune<\/p>

Day and night<\/p>

As they grow<\/p>

In their might!<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Devout Saints <\/strong><\/h4>

Rama Sita<\/p>

Sita Rama<\/p>

Vanvasi<\/p>

Bharatvasi<\/p>

Ayodhya vasi<\/p>

Expelled<\/p>

Gladly walked away<\/p>

Hand in hand<\/p>

Without remorse<\/p>

No \u201cgila\u201d<\/p>

No \u201cshikva\u201d<\/p>

No wounding words<\/p>

For anyone<\/p>

A born prince<\/p>

Born to rule<\/p>

Crossed<\/p>

No ulterior boundary<\/p>

Invited no pity<\/p>

No forces to destroy<\/p>

Calm prevailed<\/p>

Fourteen years hardship<\/p>

Silently<\/p>

Happily shouldered<\/p>

Ravana destroyed peace<\/p>

Hanuman emerged<\/p>

Revived Devoted Laxman<\/p>

Burned Lanka<\/p>

The golden Lanka<\/p>

Ayodhya<\/p>

Again awaits<\/p>

Maryada Purushottam<\/p>

In steps Hanuman<\/p>

Smiling<\/p>

All\u2019s well that ends well<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Dr. Shobha Diwakar <\/strong><\/p>

Retired Head of the Department of English at C P Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Dr. Shobha Diwakar is a distinguished bilingual poet who writes in both English and Hindi.<\/p>

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