Maya

First there was a lightening dazing the eye Next came a thunder threatening With fear the earth skipped a spin Merry skies laughed maliciously And sent down a cold rain ‘Thanks, many thanks’ The earth mumbled With a simper shyly Amused, I asked the earth, “Aren’t you both good friends? Between you it must be quid pro quo Why this misplaced gratitude you show? ” Earth whispered, “He’s my friend! Yes friend! ! But he wants always to have an upper hand Don’t you see? He is up there above me! ! He is a phenomenon of vicious vicissitudes When in bad mood, me he can flood Or can submerge in the oceans Hence I can’t act otherwise, but subdued” Aha! Now I know when they all did start Politics, oppression and exploitation They’re very well there in the nature, From where the man did learn The spirit of every vile phenomenon