Squiring Off

I used to be a just and upright man 
And talk spade to spade to the ills of the world 
Then I met with a sage and he said 
The policy eye for an eye would make this world blind 
I thought he was right and I started seeing honour
 In the hearts in my fellow human being  
And sought peace at any price 
And I was going on smoothly without having any problem 
Days passed but in wonder I saw the violence is increasing all over the around 
The man in parole commits crime again against humanity 
The juvenile in bail after rehabilitation 
Raped and murdered three young women one in a park other two in a beach 
The nations signed an agreement of peace 
Sprung from nowhere to engage again in brutal war 
Desperately I went into deep thought 
And find this so called sage a lunatic for misleading the world 
With his half baked truth which is more dangerous than the full baked truth 
I was frustrated and withdrawn like sail from all outdoor activities 
And felt apologetic for being in the group of lunatics 
I became cool, calm and silent 
And pulled my heart like an umbrella, closed my eyes like mimosa 
My life went on like a wilted flower 
Yet I thought this kind of life was better than being lunatic 
And I started pretending that nothing was happening around me 
Better to say that I refused to see what was going on around me 
But within no time I found I was terribly wrong 
As I ended up in the bunch of hypocrites 
Still this is not good enough for the house I live in 
This world cannot be belong to either troops 
This world must belong to me 
Must belong to a man who sees not with one eye one color 
And talks spade to spade against all the ills of the world 
To make things squire off
 I am again back on the right track, a man, just and upright.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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