The Audience Stood Dead

Abdul Kalam A.P.J., ‘Beloved President’ of India; ‘The Missile Man’, A friend of children; An ‘aerospace scientist’, A heightened philanthropist; Known for industriousness, Optimism, absolute resilience, Decorum, Dedication, Devotion, Inspiration, Motivation, and affection… ……………………………….. …………………………………... On Twenty Seventh of July Two Thousand and Fifteen; Traveled to Shillong at request - To Indian Institute of Management; There in an auditorium luminous, Students and greatest of intellectuals; While delivering his lecture brilliant, Only five minutes, lo, ‘Cardiac arrest’! ‘Pulse down’, they said, he collapsed, The audience stood stunned as though dead. 9th of May 2021 The Audience Falls Silent Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann