A Winter Rant

 

Cold wintry nights spent in reflection

As solitude entices an oft tortured soul

Trapped eternally in the bittersweet realm

That separates dreams from nightmares

 

As…

 

The winter chill creeps ever so steadily

Over lonely roads that branch infinitely

Each path a strand of torturous thought

In the eternal expanse of the human mind

 

About…

 

The indifference that makes lesser men of us

While lovers die at the altar of family honor

And women raped by vile men mocking the law

Corruption putting on a spectacle of a show

 

However…

 

The stars send a beacon of fervent hope

Dissipating the despair of cold misty nights

Relieving as much from the damp cold

As from the coldness of cruel mankind

 

For…

 

Every act of kindness begets another

And the warmth of every kind gesture

Thaws the snow off our hearts and souls

Making our lives and of those we touch happier

 

For such a world which our eyes may not see

Let us bring forth the vestiges of our humanity

And change this world by our thoughts and deeds

For in the end we are the change we want to be

Author's Note

Our 'tryst with destiny' is now, here. The Bulandshahar Honor killing and the brutal gangrape in Delhi are tipping points which if galvanized would make us a better nation and if neglected will destroy the remnants of our humanity. This poem I earnestly hope articulates an iota of the pain and the courage shown by these brave men and women caught at the cruel end of fate...

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[Emily B]

this new year will be much kinder, hold more light, shine more love