*human Shield Poem by Samanyan Lakshminarayanan
*human Shield
HUMAN SHIELD
the order of the day with every cadre
BATTLE FIELD
brought into the habitant world
the fighter and the fought
the winner and the loser
claim to be safeguarding habitants interest
how did he then become the shield and was killed
there was a code for war those days
there was a field for war those days
in ramayana a hindu epic...the hero lord rama let go ravana
when he din't have a weapon in hand
when the marudhu pandiar brothers were fighting the british
at one point the marudhu brothers fled into the forest...
a place they were very familiar with...a place in which
the british knew they could'nt win over the valiant brothers
the british took over the kalayarkoil temple near madurai...and
the people of that place were captured...and this news reached
the marudhu brothers...who were ACTUALLY fighting for the people
not willing to give up the cause the marudhu brothers surrendered
the cause was kept alive in that case...
the marudhu brothers were hanged and their entire dynasty killed
still the cause was alive...then
the subjects were not used as shields...then
today ttere are 15000 people as shields for 700 of militants in srilanka
the srilankan military is advancing forward killing them...unarmed untrained killed
both the fighter and the fought are killing the cause along...
whoever at fault 'THE CAUSE HAS BEEN KILLED BY BOTH'
a very interesting...and different poem.... thought provoking. thank you very much.
In Viet Nam sometimes people were shields. BUT, since Cain Slew Abel it has only grown.
Caught between the Sea and the Devil! The fire you ignite in my heart Lakshminarayan, is a fire which is smoldering in me as embers. Every man must feel ashamed to know such crime is being perpetuted against another innocent human being who is listed as caught in between crossfire. The innocent who die are children, mothers, elderly too no mercy for anyone as each person is only regarded as a peice of armour to shield oneself from the enemy! Lets us strive and rise to sing of peace and pray make the clamour of war, discord, terrorism to cease once for all. Heartfelt the poem and so are all our sighs! Angel.
'today ttere are 15000 people as shields for 700 of militants in srilanka the srilankan military is advancing forward killing them...unarmed untrained killed both the fighter and the fought are killing the cause along... whoever at fault 'THE CAUSE HAS BEEN KILLED BY BOTH' ' What can i say here other than my tears. Thanks for sharing with me. Good poem
well said. But now the question is what are we as poets going to do for those innocent people
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 11:40:18 PM # 1.0.0
Well, terrorists have always resorted to cowardly and underhanded tactics against a superior enemy, samanyan. Sadly, they have no nobility or scruples, and will kill anyone, man, woman, or child, or even a compadre, to advance what they perceive as their cause. They do not honor the rules of war, and seem to think the Geneva Convention refers to a gathering of rich bankers rather than the proper way to treat prisoners and hostages. You fine poem dileneates this all very well. Carl.