13 March 2025

Meaning

Five thousand years ago
A bored little girl,
On the banks of Indus 
In North Western province.

Wrote poetries on slabs
Of stone and threw them
Around.

Meaningless strokes of
Etchings that meant 
Only relief from daily 
Chores.

Millennia later, 
Archaeologists, Historians 
Getting hold of those to
Decipher the meaning.

Reaching consensus over
The assumption that 
They're records of day to
Day transactions.

Why didn't they consider 
The possibility of innocent 
Folly of a bored little girl?

Did we grow so high on
Our own intellect that
We're compelled to give 
Meaning to everything?

Is that why these civilizations
Fall, evolve and arise?
Maybe yes. If it is yes.
Then it's such a tragic yes.