O! Merchant Of Death Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

O! merchants of death
Wednesday,5th February 2020

Let us make it a reality
as dreamed by an almighty
where god's children were to live happily
and spend the time cheerfully

has it happened?
have we stooped so below and stand condemned
we have damned ourselves
and behaved cruelly

why can't we bring heaven on earth?
instead of becoming death merchants
making human race helpless?
and forecast the doom on the face

we have become suspicious in our own eyes
we show as peace lovers
but act as merchants of death
making life uneasy for peaceful breath

time has come to speak
without feeling helpless and weak
let the killings of innocent stop
let us raise our peace voice on the top

what you get in waging war?
does it take you very near?
if answer is "no" then save
the people from being killed and dare

Hasmukh Mehta