Let Us... Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

Not the hollow wood to be drifted away aimlessly,
Not the Iron pillar to stay at a place dutifully,
Not the rainbow that was born through droplets colorfully,
we are the human to explore the world courageously.

The yarn of spider may look thin and fragile,
but more tensile and stronger than steel.
The thought of human may be restless and weak,
but more useful when it is put into task.

We are not rotten wood to drift away swiftly,
we are the well built boat to sail through the storm gently.
We are not the scuff holdings to obey silently,
We are the smart human to think rationally.

Let the salt in our sweat,
maintain the salinity
of oceans and seas,
Not again our tears!