Dear Richmond

While doing things which I never wanted to,

And when there were no options left for me you,

Stood at a silent distance afar,

Because Richmond I remember,

You were there.

While gazing into the starry night,

Still hoping for the best and ready to fight,

You drained that hope away from me,

Because Richmond I remember,

You were there.

When I was so close to live my dream,

Richmond you showed me the reality,

That I was just as good as anyone else,

Because Richmond I remember,

You were there.

And now I am so far away from you,

With all the things that I learnt from you.

They’re stories now and they were stories then,

Richmond I hope I never see you again,

You’re not something I will soon forget,

Because Richmond I remember,

You were there.

                                                                            (c) Mitul Magu

                                                                             23^rd November 2015

An Epiphany of Greatness

The spider, bending forward

In its subtle clutches of doom

Slithering, chirping and murmuring

As it slides through its closely knit

Palace of no return.

How weary does it look

With its hairy limbs and compound eyes

Lunging out and about

With no fear or any

Form of emotion.

Grasping its victim by the teeth

And spinning the yarn

As it was once taught to

Injecting with venom

And moving free.

With a sudden burst of energy

It spins its many webs

Like filters, for his home

And for protection

Of his many children.

No matter how threatened it gets

It never seems to quit

Or relax or soothe

In its path whatever it sees

Is his, and his to take.

                                                                                           (c) Mitul Magu

                                                                                                              31 October, 2015