Hunter’s wish is to catch a monkey. <br />Having chosen an ant hill as a trap, <br />He sprinkles few delicious nuts, <br />Near and over the home of ants. <br />He puts some nuts inside the hill’s hole too. <br /> <br />Just then a monkey observes this. <br />After the hunter’s vanishing into a bush- <br />The foolish creature slots in its hand inside the hole. <br />It grabs a handful of nuts. <br />Oh! What is that? <br />Why is it not able to take its hand out? <br /> <br />Hole is too small to take its hand with nuts. <br />What a foolish animal! <br />Could not it let go the nuts? <br />The hunter looms! <br />He catches the monkey. <br />Then also it is unable to leave the nuts! <br />Are nuts dearer than life? <br /> <br />I am also spellbound like that foolish monkey, <br />Death is approaching like that hunter. <br />If I leave all desires and related thoughts, <br />I realize that I could be free from bondage. <br />But, yet, I am powerless to let go the thoughts! <br /> <br />Am I not worse than the stupid monkey, <br />Though you bestowed me with good reasoning? <br />Are desires and thoughts dearer than the Soul? <br />Amma, who will get rid of my stupidity?<br /><br />Raman Savithiri<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/972-worse-than-a-trapped-monkey/
