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I was frustrated and withdrawn like sail from all outdoor activities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 © Wahab Abdul | Year Posted 2016
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