War Poem by Rajashree Mohapatra

WAR

Lives entombed
in the field of death
in furnace of grave.

Who knows
How many heads have fallen in previous nights
How many rivers are filled with blood in fierce fights
The land and the sea devouring human lives.

Livesflushed withyouth
glowing with hope turn to ashes.
A jetliner full of civilians
turns to a guided missile.
Nuclear, chemical, biological
weapons are product of science.
The fanatic and misguided sections
are with dark side
annihilatingprecious and innocent lives.

We have seen,
Gas chambers built by engineers
Infants poisoned by doctors
Life was a toy in hands of educated maniacs.

We hear in silence prayers of prostrated lives
Our planet wishes to nurture life
Why can't we have a common goal!
A goal to unite hearts as love is above all.

Rajashree Mohapatra.
Bhubaneswar, India.
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