My Name Poem by Ravinder Kumar Soni

They carved my image
In black granite
And gave it a name
And set it on a pedestal
Overlooking a plain,
An old battleground someone said,
I wondered why.
I have desired neither fame
Nor wealth,
I was a nobody with a small name
And possessed no brilliance;
An ordinary man was I.
I wondered why this ruckus
A wise man approached me,
He had a soothing voice,
He said -
‘Don't you worry, my friend
People want a new hero
We will create one
Out of you.'
I did not care
But why did they snatch my name?
Return my name I cried out aloud.
Who will know me without my name?