I Shall Fall

I Shall Fall

written by: Bhakta Bahadur Basnet

Now, I have awakened
To the eternal law of existence
Life is fleeting like a fallen flower
Death waits, certain and still

My end is certain
I may fall today or tomorrow
Or …in some unknown hour
But I shall fall

These thoughts are mine
I will not hurl my conscience
Into the fire of imitation
And cremate myself while alive

Neither am I a slave to borrowed beliefs
Nor a walking corpse of conformity
I want to be a butterfly in the open sky
Not a puppet pulled by invisible strings

Let your thoughts wrestle with the world
Let the struggle strike a spark
Either let your being blaze like a flame
Or fade into forgotten ash

Wait! Before death encounters you
Encounter your inner self
Else, you may breathe for years
Yet never have been born

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Bhakta Bahadur Basnet

Bhakta Bahadur Basnet is a devoted poet from Dang, Nepal. He has been writing poems in both English and Nepali for a long time. He holds an M.A. in English Literature from Nepal and an M.Phil. in Indigenous Studies from Norway. Currently, Bhakta is actively involved in the socio-economic empowerment of marginalized communities in rural Nepal. Bhakta enjoys expressing his emotions, experiences, and perspectives through poetry.

Latest posts by Bhakta Bahadur Basnet (see all)

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