From A Pulpit

A sweet smile while meeting
colleagues and managers…
Back home, the scowling side
revealed to those who share
moments of joy and gloom,
taking them for granted.

Family – for demands,
Money – for transactions!
One follows the other;
traps us in the maelstrom.
In thought and deed, we taunt
when they get involved in
our domains and dealings. 

Our egos reign Supreme
when we’re with these loved ones –
shed tears when they’re gone?
Greed takes us far away
to disown all loved ones,
and destroy the scaffolding
of life called FAMILY.

Image © N. Ravi