By Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha
The snake coiled
Silent, deadly
Watched humanity
Walk past its home
Destroyed in fires
Lit by human greed.
“Should I strike back?”
Oh, human!
How much more
Do you want?
I watch your
Endless desires
Ruining my forests
Day afer day
Do you want me
Resting on your bed?
I, of the great Nagas
Changing my form, at will
Worshipper of Shiva
Summon my magnanimity
To forgive your cruelty
Karma will play its own role.
As for me
I am homeless
I search my Naga kingdom
I roam the earth
To return
To where I belong.