The World Outside
As I lay in my mother’s womb, inside
Wondering how the world is outside
Would it be as calm, peaceful and caring
As I feel laying inside, dreaming
In my mothers prayer
“God, bestow peace”, I always hear
“A Home and education for all”
As she prays not for me, but, for us all
“Give us a world free of hunger and cruelty,
Where no one spreads greed and enmity”
Feeling her mind as she prays in the midst of all the hardships
For a world with universal equality and friendship
But it scares me when in her eyes I feel tears
Missing a beat when her mind is full of fears
I get scared at the sound of bombs, bullets and people crying
Because I heard her say “thousands of innocent are dying”
I have all these months dreamt with my mother
Of a place where mind is without fear and we all play together
Go to school and have a clean healthy environment
But, once outside, would I ever get these wonderful dreamt moment ?
I wonder if it would be better if, inside, I die
“A beautiful wonderful free world !!!” I feel its all a big lie
Why should I get a world full of hatred where dreams lie shattered
Where Peace and Humanity, it seems have never mattered
I pray to all of you outside
Upset, weakend by these thoughts inside
Wake up !! Before its too late
Else to die inside would be in our fate……
Copyright © Rishabh Nirula | Year Posted 2013
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