Riot
crippling acts of treason
reason lost in unreason
on streets of time and history’s lanes
ravenous earth swallows coffined loves
flames engulf countless pyres
garden greens turn crimson red
silent gods in holy drape
watch through stony chiseled eyes
helpless chaos in sacred shrines
as hate conspires to feed the fire
wild vultures pepper the sky
healing notes from the mosques
restful chimes of temple chants
fail to soothe fear-filled minds
and eyes blinded with stinging tears
a dazed moon roams the sky
in search of hope and harmony
stars lie scattered
like wings of dying moths
time remains a sad witness
to countless broken shadows
and mourns the gaping black-hole
that partition
left behind.
1 comment:
Dear Rita, I finish to know your project Poetry Across Cultures and i would appreciate too much if i could participate from Spain. I've seen that there's no mention to my country, ando i want to help in this project here or travel for building cultural bridges between peoples. Thank you very much, you can write me here : boigandreau@yahoo.com :)
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