The solitary stone- breaker on the road
Is at war with the unfair god
But makes peace
Looking at his five hungry children,
Who have not been fed for five days.
The beautiful model who just bought a Ferrari
Is at war with the cosmetician for the unwanted pimple
She got on her face.
But makes peace
Realizing that it won’t show on Camera anyway.
The kid in an orphanage
Is at war with the old clothes he hates
But makes peace
Conscious that at least his clothes
Did not forsake him.
They ask me
Who am I at war with?
I say no-one
I have made peace with myself.
The poem examines the paradoxes and meanings of everyday existence in a sharp and unambiguous manner.
A very good first post and share with our International Community of Poets; welcome Sakshi Chanana !!
Thank you 🙂
Destiny Poets’ International Community of Poets ( ICOP ) are pleased to announce that for March 2014 , the following works have been chosen in the categories of Poem of the Month and Highly Commended . Poem of the Month – * In Winter – Michael Yates *….. Highly Commended (tabulated alphabetically).. – * Bare Hands – Sangeeta Ajay*…..* For Jim Morrison – Ampat Koshy *…..* I Ran Out Of Words – Jan Christian Sorensen *…..* (A) New Life – Elizabeth Castillo *…..* Night – Samuel Cody Ford * -…..* Oneness – Lata Tewari * ….* Pendulum – Rahul Aithal *…..* (The) Rain – Ogunjimi O.Joel *…..* Resilience – Gopal Lahiri *…..* War And Peace – Saakshi Chanana…..* What You Cannot – Dom Kafle *…..* Vanity – Mary Annie *…..