The Culprit
A name that lionized once Exemplifying crystal goodness Dwindles now amidst the crowd For an instinct extravagance Who loved once, now fear The name that lies in darkness. ‘The culprit’ now reminisces All that made his past. Endurance long did he face but Long didn’t his freedom last. Joy comes slow and with struggle Folly! He wanted it fast. The culprit earlier envied people With love, money and other wealth Unlike winners, he failed to stand alone In himself he did lose faith. Burning desires made evil rhetorical Pity the age evil ignite stealth. Forbidden fruits he dared to reach Stranger he felt on being a deuce. He cherished at the illusion Of walking on a supreme avenue. Everything comes with a price, he forget Now the Devil waited for his revenue. Blindfolded by the espy of interim wealth Wealth of humanity has become a fiction. Just of the self he kept ruminating on Never thought of the innocent’s malediction He