Life on Earth

by Sanath Kumar   Nov 22, 2007


Life is not the same for all
Some will rise while some will fall.
Each day in life is never the same,
Today you could be anonymous, tomorrow in fame!

Some are caught in the shackles of poverty,
While others float in excessive prosperity.
For those who can afford, life is a pleasure,
An unending list of desires without measure.

For some, life is an uphill task
"Is this fair"? you might ask.
This question will remain unanswered
As long as human greed remains unconquered.

Life on earth is no bed of roses,
As the movie hero very often poses.
Life is one cycle of birth and death,
Even a villain, on dying, gets a wreath!

The best part of life is childhood,
When the heart is innocent and so good.
As man ages, the child inside dies,
He is transformed by villainy and vice.

The quality of life depends on how you live
Less on what you get, more on what you give!
Whichever race or language, mankind craves for peace
Whether they are in India, France, Italy or Greece.

Alas! The future of the life on earth will depend
On what some fools at the helm intend.
Those fools who think they can play God
Could destroy this fragile world with just a nod.

Power seems to make all of them blind
"Kindness", in their dictionary, is hard to find.
When God has gifted us with such a beautiful world,
Why does man make it so worthless and cold?

The future of life on earth is in our own hands
Unfortunately, we have no other magic wands.
All of us must live complementing our skills,
Not like vultures, scavenging on the kills.

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