Nagla Ali Hassan: The Sphinx


​I am the Sphinx,
A witness to the very first line
In the book of civilization.
Time passes before me,
Marked by question marks
Of secrets long lost.
It is no coincidence that I stand here;
I am the keeper of the gates of all questions,
And a witness to the mysteries of the universe.
Will I write history,
Or will history write the story of my endurance
As the sole witness to this grand enigma?