Let There Be Light

Ignite your heart and let there be light When darkness of lust ushers love and peace take flight The claws of wars and strife maul the face of mankind Termite of time swallows the soul and mind Souls are blackened with pretence and lies The colorful rainbow vanishing from skies, ugliness thrives The demon of greed let loose, multiplies The ravaging of earth being witnessed by skies Let us harness the wild horse of desires Life is short build no empires Listen O you! Mubaraks, Gaddafis, Saddams and likes Repent before the mighty hand of Providence strikes Cyrus, Caesar and Alexander’s might All vanished and nowhere in sight Their pomp, grandeur, diamonds and gold Perished, robbed, squandered and sold Why then rob, steal and store Insatiable lust wanting more and more The glamour of wealth you so much adore Vanishes through the other door The edifice of your political power, your strength Your greed and lust going to any length Have sealed the destiny of all oppressed Frail, embittered, forlorn, depressed You caterers of misery, anguish and sorrow Known tyrants of history tomorrow Those that rely on shrewdness and cunning Those that natures calls keep shunning The wealth of the nation, a trust treat Listen to what sense and sanity entreat Ignite your heart with the flame of love and care Spare the nation from anguish and despair --- Sintra, Portugal July 22, 2012 Copyright © Mohammad Yamin | Year Posted 2012