It Comes To Nothing

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It Comes To Nothing

 

 

Human rebirth is the hope of hopes,

but my coming into the world

was just coming,

and came to nothing in the end.

A bee imagines a painting

to be the real lotus

and stubbornly hovers near.

Mother, you tricked me with words

and fed me neem leaves

saying they were sugar.

My mouth slavered for sweet

but tasted only bitter.

You have cheated me

my whole life long.

You put me on earth saying

"It's time for us to play,"

but the game you played

only disappointed me.

 

Ramprasad says this outcome

of the game of existence

was always meant to be.

Now night falls, come and take

your tired child home.

 

Ramprasad Sen