Diminishing moon light
Disappearing clouds
Drizzling droplets
Sleeping village
Sleepless factory
Tireless workers
Toiling hours together
Trembling hands
Turning on vent
Though not meant to be
All happened accidentally
Gushing water
Gathering gumption
Entering into tank
Easing in chemical reaction
Enormous gas
Fast and furious
Fumes of Methyl-Ico-Cyanate
Leaking through chimneys
Lying down lives
Hibernated hamlet
Howling hooters
Hapless factory-men
Hovering here and there
Turning off vent
Things under control
Closing down reaction
Ceasing leakage
Sleeping village
Still under moonlight
Several years after
Sleepless lives
Seeing through decades
Verdict vindicated
Compensation claimed
Not happy though
Sentence not so strong
Lets hope and pray
Justice delayed but can’t be denied!
this a very nice poem...you are very talented my friend keep writing, regards
You write so well and is able to express your feeling on thing so beautiful. You are quickly becoming one of my favorite poets of this era. Thank you for allowing the world to see your gift, your feelings, and your soul.
Bhopal incident or tragedy still fresh in my mind since i am doing international enviroment study for a year. Well written and i know and seen the consequences of this kind of disaster; NOTHING CAN COMPENSATE THE LOST. no money can make them happy and i think no forgiveness to the people who caused the tragedy. You make it sounds so universal and thank you for this type of poem, at least still somebody aware about lower class people, wounded earth and coming pains.
Hello, hey this a legal poem u know :) nice one really its a tragic turnaround in their life, affecting ours too and creating a wave of responsibility in order to awake in humanity
Vijay Sai, I read your poem 'Tragic Turnaround'. As a poem, it is well written. It reveals the tragedy of Bhopal. V.K.Kanniappan
This brave poet [vijay sai] dare not turn his back on the poverty and tragedy his country's populace has endured. Keep writing, I shout out with you as I have to do right here in America.Poets have to be voices for the voceless.Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Vijay Sai for inviting me to read your poem.It is interesting and realistic. Anyone aware of the current scenario in India would immediately know what you are trying to tell through your poem. What justice can be expected by the victims after twenty six years. People of Bhopal have learnt to live with their misery. No compensation can bring them back to their pre-tragedy days. We can only feel sorry for the victims. It is also necessary to do our bit for our fellow citizens but our action should not be delayed. We need to come together and fight against injustice.
Touching piece...wish I had visited this piece earlier. So true, factory workers are exposed to hazards often. Still, the welfare package is below par.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
One of the worst tragedies in the world well reported in the form of a nice poem.