A lonely man on the highway broad
hitchhiking horse drawn carts,
and the toll man stretches out
His fingers sharp as darts.
“I am just a hitchhiker”
“But on my road you ride”
“I have no purse”, said hitchhiker
“I would kill you if you lied”.
The driver of the carriage old
came out then grinning wide,
“I found him dead
on the highway side
and off to you I brought
O DeathLord now I seek from you
the life you from me bought…”
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Monami Mukherjee is an educator and lifelong student of English literature. She studied at Lady Brabourne College and the University of Calcutta, where she completed her MPhil, and has 21+ years of teaching experience. Her interests include Feminism, Post-colonialism and Modernism, and through NibblePop and its YouTube channel she breaks complex texts down into simple, relatable ideas. Read more
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