I was the president of the Nepali Literary Society
\nAnd my realm was a small kingdom
\nOf readers and writers in the foothills of the Himalayas.
\nI came a long way,
\nStarted as an accountant of the King\u2019s government.
\nI was a Brahmin and married a Chettri woman,
\nPretty as a Bollywood starlet.<\/p>\n

It flattered my masculinity,
\nFor she was a decade younger than I.
\nI took up writing late and managed to publish a few poems.
\nThey said my verses were bad and received many reject slips.
\nBy chance I ran into a gifted young man,
\nWho became my ghost writer.<\/p>\n

When I was too busy doing business and juggling figures to suit my purpose,
\nHe\u2019d write wonderful verses and short-stories in my name.
\nMy fame grew and in this small kingdom
\nI was highly decorated for my boundless creativity.
\nBooks of verse appeared with my name.
\nMy poems were recited at literary circles.
\nI became prolific and prominent.<\/p>\n

Till my ghost-writer ran away with my young wife.
\nAnd there I was, an old, bruised, run-down old man.
\nBedridden and waiting for Yamaraj to summon me,
\nTo face the eternal destiny of life,
\nAfter a bout of liver cirrhosis.
\nThe raksi, Gurkha rum and expensive Scotch
\nGot the better of me.
\nI kept a stiff upper-lip till the bitter end.<\/p>\n

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