A V once asked me to invest-
Invest in his product,
A product that was never his,
But a result of his investment.
I was asked to pay some amount,
And continue the chain of sale –
“Your money will double,
And the rest’ll just be a Tale.”

It seems so farce, isn’t it?
Doubling something in a short period!
How would anything multiply
Integrally, and last?
It’s unnatural, it’s a bluff.

Irrespective of V’s denial,
I stood for my beliefs and theorems,
And, I’m glad I did.

Why should anything be too good to be true?
While Truth is a paradox in itself,
And Good is a subjective apparition
Of your mind…

The instincts in us yearn to
Spot the predator under an
Apparent camouflage!
An angel in disguise camouflages.
A Samaritan in participation camouflages.
A scapegoat on the run camouflages.
A prey, as we label ourselves,
Always suspect the perfection-
Only because, we are adapted to imperfections,
Our parents’ too!

Someone offers me an opportunity
To double the money I have,
And I feel it’s unnatural!

Well, Hello, I ecologist!
What I know and know not,
Of Natural and unnatural?
For my know is confined to
My and mine’s experiences.

A single cell doubles itself, and henceforth,
To form a billion celled creature: I.
It is that I which calls doubling Unnatural,
While I cultivate food, eat, and
Grow.

The knowledge I have, none,
Negotiates with the numerous
Idiosyncrasies of Nature.
The belief I have over my know
Paralyzes me from knowing more.

V’s business turned fraudulent,
As the law declared-
“Doubling the money is
Unnatural.”

Well, Hello, you ecologist!