Dramatis Personae Poem by Praveen Kumar in Celestial Glow

Scene after scene you come to the stage,
Act after act you come to definite age
In the cosmic play staged by the Gods;
None is here hero, none is ever villain,
All are buffoons messing up their roles
And set their script for next scene to act.

You're playwright, you script your part
From roles you played in scenes before,
And lessons you learnt from prior acts;
No director's role, none interfere in roles,
Free to drag roles from scene to scene
Or change your role to a different act.

Settings change, and situations too differ,
And you're left with own devices to play
To build to yourself for next phase of play;
You mould yourself, mould on your act
Till trials and errors clear past baggages
And let you rest on God's peaceful soul.

Road is not safe, stage is not smooth
While host of actors race for same spot,
Pull legs, back-stab; maneuver back-stage;
Resolute is the way, focused to the part
Make transitions smooth scene after scene
To elevated higher roles from act to act.