Only a dash

Only a dash

A tombstone

in silent tone

defines the man

the best it can

underneath its grave

a coward or a brave

a king or a prisoner

a philanthropist or a philosopher

a millionaire or a pauper

a president or prime minister

a fool or a wise

or numerous, who could baptize

in attempts to remain immortal

knowing, “ All those things are also mortal”.

by the dash in between

birth and death dates on its screen.

P K Routray

In the service of the Lord