"The way the ball bounces.........."

Once lived a king who adore his reign, He led wars, signed peace, All for his love, the kingdom, He lived for the sheer glory of his love. Then came the wise, the soldiers, The wise spelt the order of the day, They showed the thorny path, well disguised, That none can stake claim for the kingdom. Ignorant, the king failed to change, His love grew fierce and wild, He lost before the immortals, Till today, the kingdom calls out for love, Sadly the king failed to realize.

‘I’ claims attention, orders gallantry, ‘We’ chose to obey, succumb, ‘I’ paid the bills, chose not to pay, With wealth that ‘He’ created. ‘I’ set boundaries, dictated terms, That ‘We’ dared to cross, But then he from ‘We’ didn’t like the show, Decided to orchestrate a new symphony ‘Us’. ‘Us’ stayed away from ‘We’, Hid from ‘We’ and ‘I’, They shared land with ‘We’, broke bread with ‘We’ ‘We’ never became ‘Us’, humility beckons. Some managed to stay with ‘We’ and yet be ‘Us’, Others chose to be mute and transparent They despise ‘I’, so they narrate a story, Thrilling scenes, thinner wallet. ‘Us’ wages a war, ‘We’ fall prey, ‘We get betrayed for deeds ‘Us’ does, ‘We’ pay a price that our children suffer, ‘I’ roars and chooses not to pay the bills. ‘Us’ is fed, ‘We’ have to work, “I’ shines in pride, for actions, redemption of respect, Day may pass, ‘We’ no longer exists, and children suffer, Pray do ‘We’ that ‘I’ be gentle, for al...