Witness Poem by Ramakrushna Sahu

Once, these eyes were shading
Dops of green blood
And in each drop was sprouting
A flower of love

Many stars have witnessed
That glorious birth of humanity
Now they have vanished
From the sky that has turned
Black from blue.

Now there is a lot of bloodshed
On the road and in broad daylight
And love has become a lullaby
On the lips of a lonely poet
To hide the shameless death
of humanity

Once there was no darkness
Even in the night
Now sun has covered up its face
With the palms of dust and smoke
Not to witness
The fading away of humanity.