Wednesday, February 7, 2001

Crying crossroads


When destiny rides the top and the fate gives the years
Moving through the path, the life takes the turn
The journey is long and so the weather is warm
The trees provide the shade and the water cools us down
             The goal is very distinct
             And prominent is the destination
             But the confusion always persist
             At crossroad and intersection

Oh what a turn it was and how cruel was the change
After that straight long walk which was probably strange
The hurdles weren’t present, the obstructions hardly visible
But the screams were there, with painful decibels
             The direction became faint
             With the tremendous reverberation
             And the confusion always persist
             At crossroad and intersection

Does the life starts or ends there
             Is the matter to be considered
Conflicts arising with the enigmatic developments
             And the results are also blurred
The deadly number of the counter incremented
             But the fate hardly bothered
What a pathetic scene did it create
             When the valiants did encountered
                          The goose pimples appear
                          With the news of the devastation
                          And the confusion still persist
                          At the crossroad and intersection

The exorbitant piles of the debris
             And the forbidden screams underneath it
The sticky smell of the rotting bodies
             Even the stray dogs feed on it
A few of them lost their hand
             And some were deprived of their leg
Oh what a turn their life did took
             Even the rich were bound to beg
                          The experience counts for the life time
                          With this exceptional confrontation
                          Does the confusion still persist
                          At the crossroad and intersection

The news will take a backseat
             Only the deadly memories will remain
The wound is going to dry up
             But not the shocking pain
A child is compelled to cry
             A mother can’t help to weep
But we can help our fellow Indians
             With the love which is exceptionally deep
                          They all need our help, if not for anything else
                          Then atleast for the cremation
                          And now the confusion should not persist
                          At the crossroad and intersection