My Muses

by Dr K G Balakrishnan

The sky is very murky today, So also the night, the mind; Not of mine alone; that of All residents of earth an’ heaven! See the stars, they are hesitant To twinkle, the poor traveler Is misguided to the doom; The trash has masked the moon! The dark picture reflects the dirty Political social an’ cultural scenario! No Rama, Krishna, Jesus as the Saviour; The thunderous clouds perambulating! See the lightning of the electric sword; Ear the growling electronic missile; Me the humane longing to thrive; You the greedy are loading the cannon! My reminiscence of the Kurukshetra- Where the disastrous war was fought; The epic war between brothers, friends, An’ relatives for the throne an’ crown! Ringing the great Treta-Dwapara story; Winging the warplanes, darkening sky; O mom, your green apparel, is it reddening? Would you be the Mars, withered an’ barren?

146 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2013