A Poem by Anushka Dey
Let my blood and flesh be replaced by metal and ink
On and on I shall write and never swink
Holds such power the swipe of a simple pen
Commands the swords of a hundred mighty men
The Doctor’s nib announces alike death and birth
Brings in terrible grief or glee and mirth
The glow of literature overshadows time and tides
Unshed tears in sad ballads the author skilfully hides
Discover and invent the scientists , new terms are coined
Legislation to execution all the work of a petty ball point
Declaration of war make battle cries ring, while peace the treaties bring
The stories of brave hearts the quill is assigned to sing
Silent companion when you write letters to dearest
The pen and diary are world’s secret keeper the best
Ink blotches on desk one can wipe
But bloodshed the human heart cannot survive