Virgil came and invited me to Hell
For l was just randomly ringing a bell
He said come with me and be the next Dante
said no thank you with a namaste
The next thing I know l was standing in front of a Manticore
Its filthy hair and unholy stench shook me to my core
Virgil looked at me and smiled, I was completed beguiled
He changed form and turned into Hades
And, in front of my eyes he faded
I stood there utterly
flabbergasted
I heard someone say that the ship has been ballasted
The Manticore and I were on the ship, which sailed on the Styx
I couldn't understand these mind tricks
Was this a dream or reality?
Or is it just Hell's brutality?
Author: Arindam Joshi
Editor: Nitya Binu