THE IRONIES OF THIS AGE!!!!
A question from my village
on the chucking nature
of this life
which I answered : "is three days",
"yesterday, today and 'morrow" –
a day, gone
a day, in ; while
a day in view
. . . for yesterday!
was the day of truth
when only truth spoke
and falsehood in mute
was the day of kindness
when only kindness cared
and wickedness in hiding
was the day of upright conduct
when only conduct shined
and shame in shackles
was the day of self content
when only content flourished
and greediness dissolved
was the day of knowledge
when only knowledge guides
and ignorance debased
was all the day of goodness
when only goodness reigned
and directs the way to 'morrow.
. . . but today, my people!
I mean today, the real life
kai! I cried for today
with tears of blood
raining down the mountains
of my charming cheeks
. . . oh! But today, still
is the day of knowledge
that begets ignorance
is the day of wealth
that begets poverty
is the day of kindness
that begets wickedness
is the day of light
that begets darkness
is the day of upright morals
that begets downright evils
is the day of honesty
that begets deception
is the day of justice
where the strong devoured the weak
is the day of enjoyment
where sadness conquered the stage
is the day of rising hope
where disillusionment keeps the time
is the day of convenience
where inconvenience befriend the age
is the day of straightforwardness
where all ironies betide the age
. . . so, for 'morrow
which rules the fate of the two
is the day of HOPE
where goodness flourishes
and directs the course of light
to eternal bliss;
'tis only for the good
and not for the bad
that betides today
with the ironies of its age
we HATE you, oh! Today!!!
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