Christuraj Alex Poet Etheree

Politics

Rome
they say,
was burning
and its monarch 
was playing fiddle...
The neo Neros, today,
pour fuel on the fire-flames...
Caste, color, creed, religion, sect, 
Each thing is bundled up as fine fuel
With our dreams, all these burn into ashes.

They give us loud calls to quench the fire.
Dousing the flame, they say, is our task.
Fire might swamp our little huts.
We should just fight the fire.
Isn't this our sole task?
Neros will not stop.
We must lose all.
Homelessly
We must
Roam

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I Am Anaya April 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM All roads lead to Rome/roam, Christaj I've never seen such a perfect etheree and masterful words at play. I'm finishing Pushpa 2 and it made me think of the tariffs and the beautiful sandlewood and dyes we would miss if our Nero makes India an tariffed site! Enjoying ~ Anaya Christuraj Alex April 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM Thank you, dear Anaya, for your encouraging words. May God bless you!

Kim Rodrigues April 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM Will we ever learn! Fires take out all, it’s a free for all. Love is the better answer, but many enjoy starting fires, fanning them and all. Great one, Christuraj! Christuraj Alex April 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM Thank you very much. May God Bless You!

Andrea Dietrich April 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM Politics is all smoke and mirrors. Loved the play of the words roam and Rome. Christuraj Alex April 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM Thank you very much. May God Bless You!

Valsa George April 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM So very true, Chris. After setting fire to everything, the politicians exhort us to douse the fire. You have chosen to write on a different topic as many of us have been musing over the beauty of nature and the arrival of spring. I enjoyed the way you have started the poem with the word- 'Rome' and ended it with 'Roam'. Christuraj Alex April 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM Thank you very much. May God Bless You!