Let the world be in sleep
And the society be drowse-keep
All fellow-beings be indolent
All fellow-citizens be indifferent
To the havoc in all spheres
To the gale in all corners
All are deliberately silent
And no words for comment
Law is deaf; order is blind
Truth is dumb; Dharma is blunt
God in the shrine appears tight-lipped
For the evils in the bud to be nipped
Virtues are enslaved in money bower
Values are bartered to false power
Hearts are too wide; minds too broad
With glooms to trap gleams for fraud
With narrow confines and restrictions
With evil designs and ambitions
The way is full of obstacles
The road is with all hurdles
Where innocents are sandwiches
And slaves to slavish wishes
With unseen shackles
With hidden manacles
Always I am in vehement protest
With my words “I am not silent.
I can never be silent and indifferent
To the ways insolent and turbulent
For my sole role is to struggle alone
With one or all join me on their own.”
6
Oracle in Miracle
25th February, 2012.
Nov-Dec, Muse India
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