It’s not about Perfection
But, all about Connection,
Why are we so distant
When a touch is so close,
Why have we forgotten
The meaning of Proximity,
Why are we witness today
To Calamity after Calamity?

Are these not portents
Of the closeness of Eternity,
In the true sense of that word,
When
Nothing returns to Nothing
When Nightingales will not sing,
When Hope nor anything else or Being
Will be there for us to Cling ?

How long will we dance with Mammon
On the strength  of missile and Cannon,
Not humans but Robots
No more than simple Fodder,
Each unknown, uncaring
No Sister, No Brother, No other.

Where is that Passion
That Care and Compassion ?
The tearful Eye, the soulful Heart,
Why are we, from each other
Being, brutally,  pulled apart ?

Does no one care a jot
Is the Human Being just a Dot,
A zero of no consequence,
‘Cause, Die we all will,
The Destiny of the Human lot.
And
For those who think
They rule the world
There also is
The Primordial Slot,
That leaves no one ever out,
Scream, holler, pray or silently shout,
Whatever be the fragile Clout.

Will we walk back from the Precipice
As we hover now on the brink
Of an almighty fall that will ensure
Nothing rises , nothing moves,
Except
My Time, Your Time, Our Time
Together.

Preposterous, is the notion
Of not needing any other,
Of the need for independence
From another , be it a Brother,
When Life depends on fresh air
Can we without Nature survive,
Can we, without aid and support
Live an hour without some other?

Will the Almighty provide Oxygen
To give you life’s ‘save’
And a backpack for you to carry
To your final grave?

Sustainability, the new word in town,
With reckless daily monstrosity
How and what will we keep clean
Free from Pollution and blazing fires
Do we really ever say, what we really, truly, mean?

Nuclear, was meant to be a deterrent
But whom has it deterred,
From what?
Where did He go wrong
Has the Almighty somewhere, erred?

Will we make amends and live, peacefully, folks
Or,
Are we now beyond redemption
Because
Of the “No Connection”?

(Ashok Sawhny is a prolific poet who has over 45 poetry books to his credit. He can be reached at ashoksawhny06.poems@gmail.com)

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