Sushant Thapa
Sushant Thapa is a poet from Biratnagar, Nepal who holds a Master’s degree in English literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published three books of poetry namely: The Poetic Burden and Other Poems (New Delhi, 2020), Abstraction and Other Poems (UK, 2021) and Minutes of Merit (Kolkata, 2021). Sushant has been published in several national and international newspapers and magazines. His work has also appeared in national and International anthologies. One of his poems is included in the Paragon English book for Grade 6 students in Nepal. He teaches Business English to students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal.
Simplicity
When the newborn baby cries
The world isn’t despised.
The cry is a welcome gesture
That tries to suit itself
In a new world, for the just born.
When lives are lost,
And we realize
Too many have died
We are born anew
Like the newborn.
The cry of an infant
Isn’t it a choice to fit in?
The world isn’t an option
Only death ceases
The bare existence.
The scripting lessons
The hemlock of immortality
All make immortal arts.
The sky also weeps,
But the rain makes music.
Simplicity is the search
When you seek freedom.
The simple tears
Can teach you
The meaning for a smile.
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