Chewing The Cud Poem by Daniel Trevelyn Joseph

Today’s long trip
On Eastern Himalayas
In Arunachal Pradesh
From Tawang to Bomdila
A distance of 125 or kilometres
On the high, winding Sela Pass road
Made my stream of consciousness
Touch and light up different parts
Of my memory cells
About dad and mom when alive.

At the end, I realize
Both are no more since long;
By chewing the cud,
I only hurt myself
And maybe provoked
To hurt others who are alive.