Sides!

"Sides that we must take

And, draw lines for side’s sake

This one is good and that one is bad

We must assume, and dictate

Not as if just to partake

One goes on to prove, as if must, and

Defines wrong and right then and there

Only to fuel the flares of divide

Who gets to choose, who gets to decide

One must be shown in glitters of light

One must remain behind darkness, and hide

As that moon amidst young night

One side must be praised as beautiful and bright

And another one remains lost in its plight

Rather an illusion, yet so strong

Makes one forget where one belongs, and why

For temptations to choose sides being so high

One loses ability to see and try

To judge them on grounds of merit and take notice

Of beauty belonging to sides, this or that

And evil residing beneath either and abide

By the rules of heart, that longs for a flower

Whether it lies amidst thrones or mud

A rose remains rose and lotus as such."

By: Praveen Parasar

Date: 29/4/2015