SEEKING LOVE
(For the children starving to death in Africa)  

It seems, the looming death shadows
Unmindful of the pathetic plight
Still haunt the bone-sucked lives
Challenging the unity of human might.

The doors of mercy in our hearts
Even now, if fail to shower mercy
And if still we choose our own delights
Mankind, forever should feel guilty.

Stare into their pity-filled eyes please
Seeking love and your warm embrace
Their despair, yes, would totally erase
If we express our solidarity and grace.

We cannot even imagine the plight
Falling upon our near and dear ones
If simply ignoring in dire need is right
No doubt, we are the worst in-humans.

 

© 2007 T. Ashok Chakravarthy