Dr Molly’s war poem on DifferentTruths.com warns, ‘Cars careen out of control—mad leaders unleash endless wars, dooming humanity!’
The car
has careened
out of control!
where is
the world
heading to?
the mad
trump card
prevails, infectious
world nations
falling in line...
zest for power
domination
rules the roost!
how they sharpen
the edges for
economic
materialistic
gains
infusing
wrath...
conflagrations
catch up
unstoppable!
Is there any
end of the war
once it is
unleashed?
No!
It escalates.
flaring,
burning!
merciless
killing,
destruction
demolition!
the hapless
humans
innocent children,
women, the aged
fleeing for their lives...
the gory picture
of
scattered
scampering
ants, when the
ant hill collapses...
how
self-destructive
the whole endeavour,
warfare!
its multifold
fangs rise,
nuclear
bacterial
unleashing
emissions
killing the environment
the earth, the
human, nonhuman!!
these rapacious
leaders
mad, blindfolded
setting their
very ship
they travel
on fire
seldom caring
for the aftermath...
may be AI phantoms
shift them
out of the rubble!
who can reason
these insane
to sanity?
no world body
effective to the
level desired...
alas!
few conscience
keepers
do raise their
voice, but
who can stall
the floodgates
that broke open
with fury
torrential!
Only
they sit and
croak
the frogs
beside the
pond,
poets, philanthropists
peace workers
they do endlessly
croak and croak!
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Dr Molly Joseph, a bilingual professor and poet from Kerala, has published 26 books, including 18 poems, two novels, and two storybooks for children. She has edited “A Handbook of Contemporary Ethics” and works for values, global peace, and togetherness. Dr Joseph has won national and international accolades and represents India at SAARC and FOSWAL literature meets. She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on contemporary matters.
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