An Ode To Religion -2 Poem by Ratnakar Mandlik

</>Ablest among humen with varied perceptions
Through their motley and varied perceptions
Observed rhythm of life as it's spectators
They propounded then different religions.

History had to witness even blood shed
When egos of religious chiftains collided
To preserve their hold they made rigid
Gospel of life, which they understood.

Many isms had mashroomed in interlude
To replace old religions and to explain
Meaning of life and how it should be led
Capitalism, , communism et el they were named.

Isms have diluted religious influences
Leaving very few under each's influence.
The hard core are called fundamentalist
However in majority today are atheists.

Globalization has robbed isms of their sheen
Terming motley doctrines of life obsolete.
Fierce it has made struggle for existence
Helping to create second rater's dominance.