Tsunami Poem by Rajkumar Mukherjee

Tsunami

neither love nor hatred
only peaceful co-existence
can bring peace in life
be it between two countries
or between us

co-existence demands sacrifices
adjustments and empathy
to one other’s religious beliefs
cultural heritage
and age-old practices

neither abundance nor poverty
can ensure equality
amongst the comity of nations
happiness dwells more in common people
as their demands are much less
and interwoven between one another

when it comes to helping others
the flattened palms of poor upturn more
than their richer big brothers

creator of so many Tsunamis
in Korea Vietnam Afganisthan
and more recently Iraq hesitate to
extend help with food and medical aid
but wait to promote military aid
in the name of power imbalances
in the Asian continent

in the name of humanity
let’s not crowbar food packages
with political or country symbols
but identify real friends
to safeguard our future generations from
attack of vultures and so many Tsunamis
originated in the heart of mother Earth

Rajkumar -.Mumbai