But A Tiger, A Tiger Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Gajanan Mishra

Gajanan Mishra

Tikapali, Patnagarh, Balangir, Odisha, India now at Tapobana, Titilagarh, Odisha, India
Gajanan Mishra
Tikapali, Patnagarh, Balangir, Odisha, India now at Tapobana, Titilagarh, Odisha, India

But A Tiger, A Tiger

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I am not a goat
But a tiger.
Tiger, tiger,
They cried.
Listen to them.
But I am silent.

I am bounded, and
Under their control.
Still, they are
My food.
I am not
Their food.

They are all
Before me,
And I am hungry.
I am not able to
Eat them.

They all fear me,
I am a tiger.
Tiger, tiger,
They cried.
I am the symbol of
Their heroism,
Their culture.
And they are all
Proud of me.

Friday, February 17, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: tiger
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Gajanan Mishra

Gajanan Mishra

Tikapali, Patnagarh, Balangir, Odisha, India now at Tapobana, Titilagarh, Odisha, India
Gajanan Mishra
Tikapali, Patnagarh, Balangir, Odisha, India now at Tapobana, Titilagarh, Odisha, India
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