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Poems of the Century

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-Rajeshwor Karki
(1957)

The country has lost its importance
By the bites of numerous leeches
And I am watching my country helplessly

To me the country is in pain
For the ..... I run to doctors 
But in the doctor's face I see a 
businessman who can lead the country
to prosperity
but the businessman's face bites 
me like hundreds of scorpions

I am finding a citizen who can work
for the development of country
But all the citizens are blind-folded;
I find numerous people trap in self
praise 

I am finding a cartographer who can
draw the map of my village 
But he has already been a 
Porter of someone else
I struggle with a patriot who I 
think can understand my problems 
But I find him bet his past
And built a castle of richness 
For himself.

I , destroyed , want to come out of
the swamp with the help of a 
representative 
But he has lost his representation 
in the bids and tenders

I want express my feelings in 
the open air
But I find the open air obeying
someone else.

With these problems the definition of 
my country is lost 
The road of blind-folded people
is standing without hesitations

I am waiting silently for their eyes
to open.


Translated by: Ram Ashis Giri

 

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