Wednesday 13 March 2024

On the scales

On the scales of duties and obligations,

Jonah ran from the town,

Thinking being upright, he ran out of sight,

To levy wrath on the town.

On the scales of criterion, right and wrong.

The ship got stuck in the High 🌊 tide.


On the ⚖️ scales of reason and logic of men,

Jonah is the one,

Who is been sacrificed to save the boat ⛵🌊.


Thrown in the raging sea, 

He is panting and struggling between the sea.

The bubbles are engulfing him,

Suddenly the dark curtains rose all-around like walls.

Looking towards the sky, 

The blue 🔵 sky went 🌑 black.

Thee slipped deep inside the fish 🐋.


In the depths of sea and fish. 

He listened to the sounds of fish.

Where he realized,

Being a prophet, why was he abandoned?

Doing his duty, 

He questioned Why?


This is the difference between a commoner and prophet.

He listened to the cries of great fish.

The praise they send in the darkest oceans.

Where he realized the darkness of his heart, fish and sea.

He knew why! 

He knew, he flew!







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