Love Poem: Tit For Tat
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Written by: Mandal Bijoy Beg

Tit For Tat

Seeing 
a 
jackal 
beat 
on 
a 
novel 
drum
A 
tiger, 
with 
eagerness 
at 
its 
peak,
Wished 
to 
do 
the 
very 
same 
-
And 
struck 
on 
the 
drum 
with 
a 
stick!

The 
drum 
was 
really 
a 
nest 
of 
wasps,
Suddenly 
they 
attacked 
the 
foolish 
tiger
Who 
flew 
fast 
and 
fell 
into 
a 
deep 
pit
Where 
he 
died 
in 
groaning 
pain 
severe!

The 
jackal's 
pretending 
to 
play 
on 
the 
drum,
For 
he 
was 
in 
a 
revengeful 
mood
To 
take 
the 
tiger's 
life 
who 
killed
The 
she-
jackal, 
his 
love, 
sweet 
and 
good!