its not your fault,HAITI.

The recent catastrophe in Haiti inspired this poem.

Its not your fault,HAITI

Millions of dreams had slept
under the debris of modernity,
and they say we are fast
approaching the gates of eternity;
Many a times the mothers had their lunch
by the flesh of their beloved,
the poor father is always indifferent.
they say that often happened thus
in near and far past.
the ways of civilization,constituted by men,
the mother still natural, naked, uncivilized.
an eye shedding tears,a heart throbbing for loved ones ,
the haunting memories of lost ones,
science be a damned victim,a paint on the  wall,
stimulated ,irritated and ignited the flame of fury,
added fuel in the anguish of the mother's womb ;
The mother once smiled when we cried, the first time,
Then she always cried and we laughed,
never read her heart,
Now its her turn to laugh.
Its not your fault Haiti that
The mother has laughed brutally,
sitting on the debris of modernity....
sitting on the graves of eternity.....


MUKESH RAVAL
Palanpur
India.[17 January 2010

Author's Note

the recent earthquake is ultimately the anger of mother nature.

Reviews

[Alicante lullaby]

mother is,i suppose earth or nature,a very witty write,i have read a lot on haiti,this piece is the most overpowering one,,,it reminds me of earth quake in Pakistani northern areas,,,must have reminded you of one in Ahmadabad,,,and yes,science is digging graves into which us humans fit very willingly,lovely,,,aweinspiring,