A Full Stop To Slavery - I Poem by Ramesh T A

He is a slave of his own community;
He cannot say anything against it;
If he says so he will be called a traitor,
Betrayed the reputation of his community
And so, he has to be punished by expulsion.
Is it justice, dharma? The thought deepens.

Without free ideas can any community develop?
Person of blooming ideas cannot breathe here!
Hierarchical system harasses harnessing all in tradition,
Quite ageless, out worn and ineffective in practice today!

If you are a slave of love
You will be honoured as a civilized person;
If you are a slave of truth
You will be respected as a honest person;
But if you are a slave of a community
Of dubious tradition
You will lose your reputation;
Things based on tradition
Are not permanent in this world;
But things based on truth
Cannot even be shaken by the world!

Finally, victory for any issue
Is always for the truth;
Love has no fear in the world
Being the greatest power.
Like the Sun and Moon for the Earth
Love and truth are for man here;
Man cannot see and understand
The world without his two eyes
So also, without love and truth
He cannot judge any matter wise;
Like the mother and father for the child
The love and truth are there for man.