Revisited Mythology

 NaPoWriMo / GloPoWriMo 2025

Day-12

Kalpana Shah

i

On the battle ground, falls “Ravana” with injured body,

chanted the name of “Lord Rama.”

 Rama- who was his enemy, on his last breath with Ravana.

Paradoxically, both being enemies, 

Fought the battle frivolous. 

Chivalrous heros! whom “the 

Bharat- my country worships as “God”

Were they in reality the enemies?

With “Heart of Gold”

Sorrows, lies, hopes, 

On the words, blood flowed

Deaths of Good Souls

The Battle was fought!!

II.

She was a woman, for whom,

dynasty of Pandavas fell!

Humiliation, molestation, betrayal, treachery, Archery

Led to bloody battle of “Hastinapur”- a land of Pandav dunasty

Words and swears exchanged

Elders held silence,

as a weapon to escape

Escape from questions where lied no answers

Conclusion of these two mythologies: 

A wife of five Pandavas

A wife of devoted husband.

100 brothers on the battle front  in unity were killed

4 brothers, unitedly, they won

In both these mythologies

What truth do you and I hold

Out of these two mythologies?

Kalpana’s imagination 

Kalpana's Poems & Writings