Do We Really Live In Modern Days Today? Poem by Amitava Sur

Do We Really Live In Modern Days Today?



Crossing over the stone age, metal age
Gradually we arrived to this modern age today.
Do we really live in modern days today?
Or inventing new and newer cruelties day by day.

Once we had only a human race by name
Now we call black, white, yellow or Indians by name
Slavery was there and slavery went
But prostitution and the kept still remained.

We call us very modern as on date
We are expediting on the moon’s surface.
But the selfish world is still under the man’s domain
Women still stand in the second preference.

Sometimes we fight and shout for the gay’s liberty
But women still remain as man’s property.
If a man rapes a girl like an inhuman beast
By dodging and dribbling he comes out most.

We proclaim today to live in the jet age
But that poorly raped wounded girl is in dismal distress,
Her voice is not heard but continues to bleed
The pains of the women are suppressed and left out.

Do we really live in modern days today?
Or murdering humanity in the name of jet age.
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Amative (26.04.2014) 6-00 pm

Saturday, April 26, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: political
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Weldon Davis 02 January 2016

My fav line of this poem was Sometimes we shout and fight for the gay's liberty but women still remain man's property I think it speaks volumes as to just where we are in society as far as morality and nitpicking. We have put the cart WAY before the horse in this aspect. I love poems such as this which are socially conscious and bring insight to the way the author sees the world...Great Work

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Roseann Shawiak 27 April 2014

Intense poem about a major problem in our world today, very poignant observation of what many women are and have been going through, brutally and violently. Thank you for being courageous enough to bring attention to this problem, Amitava. You have made a difference with this poem, I'm sure, in some woman's life. Knowing that there are, in fact, real men out there who are horrified with the way women are raped and abused all over the world. You are to be commended. RoseAnn

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Geetha Jayakumar 26 April 2014

Very Beautiful flow of words from your pen. Its a good question... Centuries may keep on passing But the thoughts will be just passed from generation to generation. May be the crimes were committed every now and then But it started to come to light now only. We feel the crimes have increased, But crimes reported went on increasing comparing to previous ages. It just make us think Do we really live in modern days. Quiet interesting poem. Loved reading it. Thanks for sharing.

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