Don’t try
To wrap
The fire
With the paper
The fire
Would blaze evermore

Don’t try
To heal
The broken heart
With an ephemeral love
The heart
Would suffer evermore

Don’t try
To console
The wounded soul
With a conjured hope
The soul
Would perish evermore

Don’t try
To conceal
Your root
With the snow of falsehood
It’s avalanche
Would dethrone you evermore

Don’t try
To irrigate
Your barren ambition
With the river of reverie
It’s volatility
Would drown you evermore

Don’t try
To build
The castle of love
In the quicksand of lust
It’s tremor
Would annihilate you evermore

But,

Always try to
Plant the seed of honor
Even in the land of disgrace
It’s single tree
Would shelter millions status

Always try to
Walk in the lane of truth
Even in the freeway of falsehood
It’s single step
Would strengthen millions fortitude

Always try to
Sing the song of peace
Even in the midst of hostilities
It’s single cadence
Would revive millions hope

Always try to
Shower the drops of compassion
Even in the desert of malice
It’s single drop
Would drown millions revulsion

Always try to
Conquer the mountain of obstacles
Even in the adverse circumstances
It’s single paradigm
Would stimulate millions soul

And,

Always try to
Ignite the lamp of love
Even in the midst of cyclone
It’s single spark
Would illuminate millions core


Copyright 2003 Bhuwan Thapaliya