The Festivel Of Hell Poem by Mohammad Younus

They laid a cordon and the dagger of Catch and Kill...
...they plunged to the hilt in the youngmens' breasts
And huge ammunition was spent in the fake encounter
The call to the prayers from the mosque resonated
And then became quiet all of a sudden at the dawn
The bells in the temples did not ring as usual
Because no devotee could come there to sing the hymns
The flute of the shephered was broken to pieces
To stop him from singing the tunes of peace and love
The whole population was given hemlock to drink
The half widows left their half orphans in their desolate homes
The city's dead body was covered with a black chadar of mourning
The silence of the graveyard enveloped the whole city
From every direction advanced the monsters of destruction
And in the lanes of city shrieks of pain came out from every window
The desolation-fear and terror-monsters have taken over the city
Cold, fierce winds knocked on every door, and dogs barked
So only some people could join the mourning for the city
And some heart wrenching screams joined the festival of Hell!

MyKoul