Heaven Sunk Deep With Shame Poem by Aftab Alam

The road that never sleeps, slept,
Condemning -humanity theft,
A dead silence during the day,

Coackroachy movements inside tin,
Fear pierced like deadly pin,
Silence of night like horror movie,
Watched by kids,

Unspoken words flowed,
Fear flood without water,
Heaven sunk deep with shame,
Riot-‘Tween Hindu and Muslim,

We give name-fact is known,
Known to everybody,
Power greed politicians,
Political gimmick -
Create fear- Divide hearts,

Suddenly ice was broken,
Fear melted, curse pelted,
A secluded baby girl,
Cried while running-papa-papa,

Road took jerky breath,
As if dead got the life,
Cockroaches out of tin for a moment,
Dewy eyes turned them wise,
Heavens calm and angelic feeling,

Back to tin,
Frozen into ice…

Fate of the girl is fate of many,
Riot is a season of humanity -rainy