Country & Honor Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

Country & Honor
Tuesday,15th Mar 2022

Spit not on the face
and condemn the human race
for their greed and prejudice
and result in the break of promises

who should decide the fate?
and get
to the right conclusion
and remove the confusion

if the country can't be defended
when invaded
by the country with suspicion of
your intention

how can one witness complete annihilation?
when you could save the nation!
avoid the destruction
with only one instruction 'we are neutral'

we respect neutrality
and abide by the rule of hospitality
give no passage to foreign powers to interfere
and create the atmosphere of fear

what shall be the use if the whole country is raged to ground
man and material loss shall be found all over
still, you profess the victory
and bring shame on the people of the country

wise politician has one option available
not to press the people and country to struggle
bring in poverty, misery, and financial bankruptcy
that pushes the country to plight and agony

many countries are adding fuel to fire
they are ready to provide weapons not to extinguish a fire
but force them to fight with only one hope
the war must go non-stop

(c) Dr. Hasmukh Mehta
World Poet Laureate