*antagonize*

in the village, there stood a tall, cemented height.

with a bulb perching on its top,

it occupied the courtyard of village.

the sun bade goodbye every evening

and every evening oil lamps burnt

for the houses had no bulbs but the cemented pillar had one.

every evening came out a boy,

with his companions, a paper and a pen

to lean against the pillar, to wait under the bulb

for the sun will go and the bulb will glow.

and will antagonize the vast darkness

with its small cone of light below which

the pen will write and he will talk

he and the paper will talk long

silent conversations will flow incessantly in verses

between them and the paper will personify a patient listener

containing the verses till the bulb goes cold,

till the sun rises back.