SPIRALS OF VIOLENCE
M. G. Narasimha Murthy
Dreadful
massacre in Gujarat State,
Blazing
anger and campaign of hate –
As
fanatic leaders incite and infuriate,
Hostile
crowds run amok and retaliate,
Unmindful
of our country’s fate !
Bigots
and gangsters fan the flames
Of malice
and violence unrestrained;
Set a
devastating evil trend,
Causing
bloody conflicts without end.
Devilish
miscreants set a train on fire
And sixty
citizens are burnt alive.
Mobs
enraged and ruffians wild
Kill
several hundreds to wreak vengeance
And
spirals of violence touch the skies.
The
guardians of law fail to shoot
While
riotous crowds burn and loot
And
culprits vanish through escape routes.
Innocent
victims, quite shaken,
Witness
scenes of horror and destruction
Gruesome
killing of helpless men,
Injured
mothers fight to save children
And
people struggle for survival, heart-broken.
Callous
leaders spread violence and
preach
religion!
A
mockery, shocking and inhuman.
“O
judgement, thou art fled to brutish beasts
And men
have lost their reason.”
Poignant
irony of our tragic times –
In this
land of apostles of non-violence,
Mobs
indulge in heinous crimes
And
monstrous deeds, devoid of sense.
May peace
and harmony soon return
And
people realize that true religion
Springs from the heart of
compassion.