Floating Shark

There’s a floating shark in my house.

Sometimes it swims through the snow

Laden trees and at times through the

Empty hallway. He does not follow any

Signals or traffic rules, but expects others

To do just the same! One day I wore a yellow

Safety coat and ventured to take him by his jaws.

I stood in front of him, staring him in the eyes,

a fire lit beneath us. I asked him what is it

about this ‘give and take’ that you so

emphasize on. Why can’t you love for the sake of it?

He said, “That is the way I am.”

I said, “In that case maybe we really cannot be living together.”

As I walked away, his teeth started falling off and

He wailed a sigh. That is when I realized he was feeding off from me.

I hurried myself to bid goodbye.

I was only a tiny duckling in the pool of life.

That is what I thought at the least

Until I saw him deter when I was gone.

He then raged his eyes in despair as the fire

 underneath us grew and took him away.

I stood there quietly knowing that it is not

My purview to give way.

For each one needs to take responsibility

For his or her own life. You cannot expect someone to be nice,

When they are back-stabbed with a knife!