Spine

It’s no surprise that there are so few upright people these days, so few that have a spine of steel strong enough to hold their heads straight up. The thing is, when you’re always bending downwards to lick someone’s boots, your spine is bound to get reshaped. The straight spine first becomes curved, then it eventually disappears altogether. Simple matter of evolution. Survival of the fittest. Or, should I say, survival of the best bootlickers?

“এই পৃথিবীর নির্বাসনে,
হারিয়ে সকল দিশা বিকোয় মাথা জনে জনে।
আর বিকোলে মিলবে কড়ি –
পাবে সব, কিন্তু মাথা সাজবে না আর শিরোস্ত্রাণে।”