People often ask me,
For the reasons why I write,
It's a question that stumps me,
And i ponder with all my might.
I guess I write because,
I see the beauty when it's stormy,
I stop smell the roses one petal at a time,
I'm kidding, that's just too corny.
I write because I'm not good at sports,
Tried badminton, golf and even cricket for a few years,
An ambitious leg spinner with a cunning mind,
I sadly retired with a dislocated finger and quite a few tears.
I write because I am a Bengali,
I like to do my part to add to the stereotype,
So yes, I write with a plate of fish and rasgullas near reach,
All while huffing on an old fashioned pipe.
I write because throughout my childhood,
I was told what an introvert I was,
So now even though I learnt to speak,
I prefer to write, well, just because
I write because I'm forgetful,
I forget names of kindly strangers,
And the promise I made to myself,
To live a life unafraid of any future dangers.
I write because I'm a hypocrite,
My deeds and thoughts don't align,
My written ideals can be held up as a mirror,
To expose my actions, so useless and benign
I write because I'm terrified,
Of people and their ways,
Political correctness is the tune,
To which everyone in society sways.
I write because it's easy,
To vent the anger of the mind,
It's the only thing pure in this filthy world,
That can hope to us all bind.
I write because I'm no great orator,
With a aura of passion and power,
To wake the people of the earth,
To this reality so bitter and sour.
I write because i find,
The stereotypes that must be broken,
To free us from the dark ages,
And into a life free of sin.
I write because I'm tired,
Of the conservatives of this land,
That walk in a by gone era,
And bury our nation in the sand.
I write because I'm angry,
That it is religion that tears us,
Which god would condone the killing of an innocent,
Or the needless flaming of a bus?
I write because i see,
A nation that is not free,
It is bound by its leaders,
Who slowly awaken the banshee.
I write because I know,
The power of a sheet of paper and pen,
Harmless words put together,
Can destroy the most powerful of men.
I write because i wish to share,
My vision in prose and rhyme,
Go ahead, arrest me if you will,
In my heart I know it's no crime.
