Birds trolled on Humans

Birds trolled on Humans

Economist Bird trolled,
“Once, no one owned anything. Life was free and unmeasured.
But as humans multiplied and resources thinned,
they placed a price tag on everything.
They invented a system of owning—
often at the cost of a blissful life.”

Spiritual Bird trolled,
“We mastered the Art of Living;
humans mastered the Art of Earning.”

Altruist Bird trolled,
“How easily we lose our habitat.
The trees fall, and a building rises.
But can these ‘intellectual’ humans
ever let a building fall to plant a tree for us?”

To this, Spiritual Bird trolled,
“They are practical, attached to worldly objects.
Not ‘dumb’—at least in their own perception—like us.
They must constantly justify their system of owning
as the best.”

Destitute Bird trolled,
“They won’t even let us build a nest on their windowsills.
We have nothing, yet we give away valuable things freely.
But humans, who never feel satiated—
can they ever give us anything?”

Student Bird trolled,
“I think they have false definitions.
Those who seem poor are actually rich.”

To which Kolkata’s Kaak (Crow) trolled,
“Ka! Ka! (Yes, yes!)
The roadside humans eating daal-bhaat
offer us a portion.
But those living in tall buildings
rarely offer us anything.
The poor seem rich,
and the rich seem poor.”

All birds together trolled,
“Humans may be rich in their system of owning,
spending their lives mastering the Art of Earning.
But thank God—
we are truly rich in the natural system,
where we master the Art of Living.”

And in that moment, Kolkata’s Kaak trolled,
“Forum noted down our trolls.
Let’s see how the intellectuals troll us back.”

Kolkata's Kaak at Forum's Home