2020, an unforgettable year
Masked people hide fear after fear
Traffic lights still blink red and green
Life goes on in a hazy dream
The dead lay to rest without a farewell
Who’s to join them is hard to tell
Some don’t care for they are deaf to reason
Their reckless behaviour is said to be treason
The thoughtless or the cautious are in the same boat
If the boat goes down, nobody will float
But even if we can’t control the wind or the tide
We can make a difference by looking inside
Inside our hearts lie desires so deep
Lust and greed we tenderly keep
Anger and hate in our minds we churn
When we fall or falter, we hardly ever learn
The bombs still go off in the Middle East
Racial tension becomes a formidable beast
Killings and hatred predominate the earth
Is there any hope for the world’s rebirth?
Have we not learned from the perils we’ve faced
That we are in this world momentarily placed?
Great seers warn us that danger’s at every step
The world is a platform to reform and reflect
We can turn to the darkness or to the light
We can hear God’s voice or block our ears tight
We can seek the purpose for which we were born
Or drown in our sorrows, destitute and forlorn
Let’s choose the way to end our pain
Fulfilment and happiness we’ve searched for in vain
God’s love can lead us to eternal bliss
Let’s take His hand so the path we don’t miss
He tells us to do our work with detachment
To offer the results for His satisfaction
To live in harmony with nature and life
To remember Him in happiness and strife
When we turn to the Divine, the fountain of bliss
We wonder why we had gone amiss
For His shelter is like the soothing moon
That gives us answers, a liberating boon
Why am I suffering? Why am I here?
Who am I? Am I meant to be in fear?
What do I take when I leave this sphere?
Not even my body that I’ve held so dear
So let’s not waste time in frivolous play
In pursuit of pleasures that do not stay
Why accept iron when you can have gold
God’s kingdom is yours the scriptures have told
When we see we are meant for something more
There’ll be a change of tide like never before
We’ll reprieve the earth and mend our ways
And receive divine blessings till the end of our days
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