Unusual teacher

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.