Waylaid!

"What could man do without guilt?

A sense of fear, sense of shame

Sense of regrets being all over

Only to buried, beneath

Lies! One watered whole life

What could man do without hate?

A sense of wicked desire, sense to kill

Sense to smell blood taking over

Only to be burnt in the fire of hatred

One kept the flames high several nights

What could man do without death?

A passion to kill, urge to fill

Lands with dead, while

Pretending to be animal

One always thought self to be

What could man do without life?

A dreadful journey to commence

One hitting walls and again

Yet dragging through flesh and bones

Only to be lost in the void of own screams

What could man do without darkness?

Mirror, which shows one more than one could hide

And lays down his body bare open

To be loved, despite being drenched in filth

While maneuvering hard to be loved back, alas!"

By: Praveen Parasar

Date: 05/10/2015