Damn With The Border!

The sun was bouncing from the mountain. 

The clouds were hitting the stony ground. 

The soldiers were relaxing at the post. 

The brook was flowing around. 

Suddenly, from the tower I noticed

A group of soldiers was marching ahead. 

So, I blew the whistle and shouted

'They are coming with sticks again.'

The commander ordered us

To rush to and gather at the border. 

Within minutes both India and China

Stood face to face there. 

The skirmish began as both, they and we, 

Shouted 'Go back from here'

But as none listen to anyone, 

We started beating each other. 

They broke sticks, we broke canes, 

Some got injured as a result. 

After a while they stopped, though

Kept shouting slogans. 

After that the quarrel began 

As I shouted, 'The red china morons!'

A Chinese soldier got irritated and

Shouted back, 'You yindu pawns!'

I got angry and said to him

'China red, so China sucks indeed!'

He said to me 'You idiot! 

You can't see we are developing!'

I countered, 'Shut up fool! 

You have no freedom of speech!'

He said with anger, 'You idiot! 

We have better right to speak!'

I said, 'You are lying! All know

You can't say anything against CCP! 

He laughed, 'As if against Constitution 

You can always speak!'

I said, 'You don't have a democracy

In your red country!'

He said, 'We have 

democratic centralism within CCP!'

I said, 'In India anyone can say

Anything against anybody!'

He said, 'You're lying! A worker in India

Can't speak against his company!'

I said, 'We can speak against

Our own government!'

He said, 'As long as you are paid

In a way by the corporate!'

I said, 'What do you mean? 

The corporates run our country?'

He said, 'Exactly. A worker

Can't speak against the company!'

I said, 'Same in China! 

You people are party-capitalism!'

He said, 'That's because we've learnt

From the Soviet socialism!'

I said, 'You people are communists! 

But not yet classless!'

He said, 'We're working towards it

Unlike Indian systems!'

I said, 'You are lying!

India is developing everyday now!'

He said, 'You're lying! 

India is a conglomerate of corporates now.'

I said, 'You mean India as a country

Doesn't exist anymore?'

He said, 'Exactly! India is ten percent rich

And ninety percent poor!'

I got angry and said, 'China is poor

In the entire west!'

He said, 'China has already worked

To bring down the poverty rate.'

I said, 'This argument will never end. 

So, you go back to the post'

He said, 'Okay. Let's both of us 

Go back without any loss.'

It was the time of sunset

And it was getting colder there. 

So, both of us left the border

And I returned to the post here. 

We sent the injured people

To the nearby army hospital. 

The Chinese did the same, I guess, 

To make everything normal. 

It got darker and windy 

With the cold moon in the sky. 

I started to drink red wine

In the camp with chicken fry. 

The dogs were barking around. 

The air became a bit damp. 

Suddenly, I heard a foot step 

Coming to my camp. 

I immediately got alert and

Stood on my foot. 

I saw the quarrelling Chinese

In his dark boots. 

I opened the fire arm

And asked him, 'What you want?'

He said, 'Relax man! 

It's wine, I just want! 

I said, 'How dare you? 

You know you can get jailed?'

He said, 'I need wine man! 

Our supply's got derailed!'

I said, 'You are a crazy drunkard! 

Wait a minute here!'

Then I brought two wine bottles

And gave it to him there!

He became so happy and

Wished me a happy new year! 

I smiled and thought within

'Damn with the border.'