The Shell of my Egg: English poem by Musadiq Ahmad

The Shell of my Egg: English poem by Musadiq Ahmad

It was a laziness when I broke
The shell of my egg, the first wonder
Tiny shells all around me, and a flock
With their babbling, where to wander?

Food was plenty and all were happy
And in a rejoice I felt pampered
But all on sudden, a sound made floppy
And I found a hen with her neck tempered.

Panic started, and all were running
One by one, when the elders slaughtered
I was weeping, with a face stunning
Alone under a shade, and lingered.

At last it came, a big hand
And swiped the razor, to put my end.

Musadiq Ahmad, University of Karachi, Department of Physiology 

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