Once again
Humanity cries
Raped and slaughtered
Human rights
Stripped the dignity and the pride
The spirit dies
Heart bleeds
How scornful is the sight
Empty eyes look for a ray of light
Tonight may be filled with wrath
Fuelled with ignominy
Milestones dwindling
Hostility in the air
Breathing in distrust and anguish
Soul trembling in fear
Absolute abhorrence of things
Tomorrow I want to wake up
And reignite the lamp of humanity
To extend joy, peace and eternal love
Plant fresh saplings of reliance
In fathomless landscapes of faith
Resuscitate the dead spirits unflinchingly
With the wand of righteousness and be blessed!
Kusum Vig’s ” Once again Humanity cries ” , stands with Sunil Sharma’s equally emphatic response, ” A death that shook the world ” to the ghastly events referred to elsewhere; and so I recapitulate the same response to both poems. It is ever the calling of poets,of sufficient calibre for weighty themes cannot be lightly addressed,that an authentic and valid response be drafted and a moral counterpoint be articulated via the artistic medium of one’s creative vocation.This poem is such a response;reason in the face of insanity.
I would like to endorse what our distinguished fellow poet Sunil Sharma stated in response to his very well articulated poem “A death that shook the world”, “As usual, the response is more weighty and better than the post. I learn a lot by reading your comments, Louis. Thanks for such encyclopedic observations that reveal your scholarship…a limitless sky for mortals like us.”
Once again, a million thanks Louis, for your constant encouragement.