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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Jerks!











The stifling carnage
all out for display-
animals, birds all-
brutally bruised,
humans sick, hurt, dying

jerked by the consequences
of living beyond their means,
greedily gnawing, grabbing
all that did not belong to them
alas! what is pitifully left are punctured egos!




11 comments:

  1. Wow... very very beautifully put. You have great talent :-)

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  2. Thanks Raaji. Glad you liked the composition.

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  3. Nice one. Especially I like this line very much 'what is pitifully left are punctured egos!".

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  4. Thanks Hari. I had to make do with the three words given. I hope I did justice to the words.

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  5. Amazing... Shail...

    I loved the concept and the way you have given a beautiful ending..

    Encore!!!

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  6. Sorry truth, I'm afraid. Very well portrayed.

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  7. Thank you Inquisitive09. Glad you liked the piece of verse. Nice of you to drop by.

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  8. Thanks Safiyyah. So good to see you here. Yes, it is a sad selfish truth we need to live with and vow to not find ourselves part of it. Glad you like the poem.

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  9. Geetashree ChatterjeeNovember 11, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    beautifully written

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