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The jungle that was once considered paradise, in a lap of time,

Has now, unimaginably, turned into a cursed one.

Real peace from it has been dismantled smartly—

So the fabricated peace undoubtedly seems real. 

Losing its dignity of power, the Lion turns into Kitten, and—

Jackals are worshipped as Lions, as everyone is Jackal there. 

'Rest in Peace', Oh, authentic leader of the jungle,

Your cubs are now taught to be the 'Cat' not the 'Lion'.

These cubs are taught to fit the needs of the Jackals.

Because they know, if these Cubs knew their inner strength,

They would be thrown out of this paradise.

So these cunning Jackals created a peaceful, yet fabricated, reality;

And romantically killed all the Eagles of that Jungle, kidnapping the Lioness.

By manipulatively changing the green 'Paradisiacal Jungle'; 

Into the cursed jungle, where Cubs are turning into modern slaves.

Now that the Jackal is the authority of the Jungle,

Everyone is Jackal now, but know that— Jackal can never be the master.

But alas! As the population of Jackals is increasing, 

the cunningness isn't considered a moral crime,

Instead, it has become the symbol of virtue in this jungle.

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Rajendra Ojha (Nayan) is a Nepalese poet, philosopher, social researcher, social worker, and EU-certified trainer. He also served as a citizen diplomat for three months under the ‘Ministry of Population and Environment’ in 2018 in Switzerland for the diplomatic program of the Minamata Convention, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Poems and philosophical writings of Rajendra Ojha have been published in various national as well as international literary journals from Nepal, the U.S.A., India, China, Russia, Spain, Myanmar, and Pakistan in both Nepalese and English. He has also published two anthologies, ‘Through the World’ (a collection of experimental poems) and ‘Words of Tiger’ (a collection of philosophical and psychological poems), in 2011 and 2019, respectively. Mr. Rajendra Ojha has been honored by two major prestigious awards named ‘Asia’s Outstanding Internship Solution Provider Award 2020/21’ and ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Television Award 2023’ respectively for his work as a ‘Social Researcher’ as well as a ‘Social Worker’ (activities related to social responsibility), respectively, in 2021 and 2023.