BEAST OF BURDEN

Like a poor donkey he works and slogs all his life;

Undergoes he constantly, throughout life, a lot of strife.

Struggling as a student, towards some career he works.

Many pleasures, hobbies, passions n even sleep, he shirks.
Indulging deeply into physics, chemistry n mathematical sums.

Then to make ends meet, again a burden bearing donkey he becomes.

Saves he every penny, to a scooter, or a car buy, or a house make.

Though once in a year, to count the years; cuts he a birthday cake.

Through life, tax, tax and more tax he pays on his miniscule income;

Direct taxes, indirect taxes, his pockets empty; no money left, to buy ***.

An honest ordinary human, keeps searching to success, a key.

But ends up being a beast of burden; a slogging exhausted donkey.

Armin Dutia Motashaw