Sitting alone in the room
Nothing to do
Yet so many thing to be completed
Filling the room with boredom
And the sound of the silence
Suddenly my mind is diverted
Pulled to a usual sight
In an unusual mood
From the window pane
I could see two dogs growling at each other
One pale brown, ears stretched, tail held high
Eyes on the other goes “Grrr….”
“Woof, woof” replies the night black
With flapping ears, curved tail, high in the air
The two ready for a vicious battle
Ready to tear down the other to bits
Growling at each other in an unusual voice
Curiosity filled me to the top
(What are these dogs fighting for?)
I looked carefully and inspected
But couldn’t see any prize
No scrapes, no bones, nothing
Neither the place their territory
As I have not seen them here before
I was confused
Couldn’t figure out their problem
My mind began to wonder
Why these dogs were growling at each other
As I was trying to fit the puzzle
The two dogs simply stopped growling
And went in opposite direction, without fighting
The two acted as if nothing happened
They took few steps ahead and looked back
Stared at each other and went their way
The battle to happen became a mystery
And I was lost in it
Maybe they thought no point in fighting
Over nothing, no prize
Hour on hour passed by
And the sun was already behind the mountain
The mystery still lingered around
The room now was filled with puzzles
The jig-saw needed to be put together
I sat at my table and holed a pen
Nothing came to mind
I thought that was nothing and was about to give up
When my mind was struck
I remembered what my professor said in the class
“You constantly need to sharpen your knife.”
That’s what the dogs might have done
Though no prize, the dogs needed to show
Each other how vicious they are
To build allies or to scare the others
Just for the future
The future either of them has not seen
Yet hopes for
They were building their hopes
Base for living life
My mind was finally at peace
And I learned hope
I am happy that the dogs taught me ‘Hope’
Which I have forgotten for a while.
