Chekwala Life Poem by Monesh Kumar

I am Salmon
The great swimmer
With scales beautiful
And silvery-white
Which upon hitting the light
Makes me glimmer

Now I am old
Yet my memories
Bright as gold
I would like to share
The fruit of my patience
As my life
Has a fascinating lesson

I remember very well
The waters that I dwell
And the passion
For me to be free
Down the stream
In the open sea

The wide blue waters
And the cruel salmon eaters
My whole life
Was like on the edge
Of a knife
Yet now all grown up
I was there
Surviving them all
Until I heard
Or felt
My home call

Up I made my way
Through the waters
So vindictive
That tore my fins
And my scales
So attractive
Finally
I reached my domicile
Battered and bruised
As if o just dodged a missile

Here
I passed my fingerlings
For the next generation
And now
I am waiting
Waiting unwearyingly
As my soul
And my body
Prepared
For separation

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