Friday, October 23, 2015

Kill. Still. Will.

Noise. Light. Burst. 
Ears. Eyes. Hurt. 
Burn. Smell. Smog. 
Crackers. Nose. Block.

Wind - Cease.
Land - Plead. 
Sky - Black
Water - Lack. 

100 cones - 1 rupee.
The TN Women's untold tragedy. 
Wet paper. Straighten. 
Apply paste. Roll. To 1000 hasten. 

Gun powder fill.
Children, dare not spill. 
Lungs, themselves, slowly kill. 
But, we want crackers still.

- 23 October 2014
- Stuck in traffic for almost 02 hours. Watching crackers light up the sky. A sky so dark, I can't see the stars, a haze so thick, my eyes weep, an air so dense, I can't breathe, a celebration I can only lament as I recall statistics of exploitation and pollution.

Shun Crackers. Will you India? Will you make me proud? 

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