You Die; I Die - Love Poems - Part 7 by Nikhil Parekh - HTML preview

17. I WOULD CONSIDER MYSELF THE RICHEST 

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I possessed the eyes of

truth,

Able to judiciously discriminate between; the good and obnoxiously evil inhabiting remote corners of the globe.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I possessed egalitarian

arms,

Ready to embrace those in severe affliction; without the baseless fear of

getting stained and dirty.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I possessed the power of

mystical clairvoyance,

Able to prognosticate the ominous events to unveil; saving the earth from

possible disaster.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I possessed a phlegmatic

voice,

Capable of pacifying those engulfed with inexplicable distress; put all children without parents to sleep.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I could leap from

astronomical heights of the bridge into the river,

Save scores of innocuous children from drowning; embed their terrorized faces

with mischievous smiles.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I possessed feet which

could withstand the most onerous of load,

Carry the ones crippled; making them witness the most mesmerizing avenues of

the world.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I possessed clusters of

teeth capable of extracting venom;

Evacuating the most lethal of poison from the body of the dying; rejuvenating

them with fresh doors of hope.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I possessed the prowess

of assassinate the most evanescent of corruption prevailing,

Liberating the impoverished from impregnable clutches of slavery; granting

them the supreme distinction of breathing free air.

I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I could stay awake all

night;

Incessantly guarding those who were philanthropic; ever ready to propagate the

benevolent cause of humanity.

And I would consider myself the richest man on earth; if I could possess and

incarcerate the love I so vehemently desired,

Help all residing on land; to get the dream partner of their own choice .