Condolence Message

by Ramesh Tailang

This condolence message
has been written in deep agony
sitting close to the bodies of the
murdered human sentiments.

May it not be read by those
who, after announcing a nominal compensation
for each death
forget all about the killings.

May it also not be read by those
who, by shedding a few crocodile tears,
manage to attract a big applause from their hired goons.

May it definitely not be read by those
whose sharp nail-signs on the bloodstained bodies
are still telling harrowing stories of individual brutality.

Yes, it may be read only by those
who are learning to make a dare attempt
to hold the knife by its point
rather than by its handle.

07-Oct-2007

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Comments on this Poem

Deeply touching,,, the subject is like that.The poet seems to have done a wonderful job in expressing his sentiments

Neeraj Mahajan
10-Aug-2012 05:58 AM