The Forbidden Word

I saw you the other day

And I know that its absurd

That I didn't even wave

Since Hello is a dirty word

We'll hide up in the garret

And talk for hours and hours

But we all live in the barracks

Where officers have the power

Our niceties sound so fake

Like a freshly painted bird

Whose broken wings must take

A walk with the herd

The bugle calls us back

Spilling all the curd

But we must appreciate

The dirtiest of the words

 - By Ritvij Tiwari. 22/Oct/22. At home, Raebareli.