IS THERE A HEAVEN I ASK.....................REVISED VERSION Is there a Heaven I ask; or its antithesis, Hell? When the casket is lowered do I sink in a well? Or do the Angels come down to guide me across Or I wait while they tally my profit and loss? Or I vanish in thin air to merge with the light Cutting across the darkness far beyond our sight Where all souls converge to be reborn again To rewrite the story of Abel and Cain! I don’t know, but, it is a concern I address Ere my life goes by and in my mind I digress But the chances of an answer remain remote When such is the dilemma, dare I cast my vote? Perhaps it is better to be in it for the ride To see the ocean swell and the coming of the tide Walk by a bed of roses to take the fragrance in To know the difference between a good deed and sin - Instead of thinking there must be a God High up in Heaven with his lightning rod Pronouncing judgments on the good and the bad Punishing all sinners and those who are mad But why are they favored while in this world Why aren’t they weeded out and in Hell hurled Much before their DNA infiltrates everywhere To contaminate all there is; earth, water, fire and air? Wherever you look there are Devils galore Who hold back no punches but land us some more The merchants of death are armed to their teeth While the weak and the poor are pushed beneath Injustice rules while the jungle laws give No right to freedom or reason to live If such be the state of the Divine Creation Why give in to hope or a sense of elation Better close your eyes and not worry your head Regardless of your choices you’ll soon be dead And the queries will live till the end of time To follow a belief or not give a dime! RAJA CHANGEZ SULTAN SELECTED POEMS..........21/8/2013
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:10:08 +0000
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