Human bigotry

Yeshi Nidup 1982 (Pema Gatshel)



The world is troubled with misery;
Though nothing unusual in human history.
There is a famine of hunger for power
And the rising of ego like a tower.
                                                                               
The world is bleeding
With greed and arrogance freely breeding.
We hear huge cries and screams
But we turn deaf and watch the tears flow in streams.
                                                 
We all live with big dreams
But hardly act on our dreams.
Our world has become a graveyard;
There is not a single soul that stands to safeguard.
                                                 
It is plagued with disputes and conflicts;
Ideologies exist in every mind but it only contradicts.
Every day, we see bloodshed;
The world is smeared blood red.
                                                 
The home has become scary;
Dreadful to imagine living in this place, wary.
Human existence has become a threat;
At least, we never fathom a cruel death.
                                                 
We are spectators of all these dramas,
We ought to live in trauma.
We have robbed the freedom of others,
As we selfishly foraged on what was on offer.
                                                 
There is disharmony expanding so rapidly;
The world is in danger unless we act aptly.
Let’s not lay our future at stake;
We have greater responsibilities to take.
                                                 
Good or bad, we have created it;
We shall dwell in it until we exit.
No one shall be blamed but oneself for this misery;
Try to accept and treasure human bigotry.

About this poem

This poem touches upon the problems that we have created and the roles that we have in it. It also talks about living with hopes and dreams, even if the world is chaotic. It gives some hints that we all must remain prepared at all times to face this misery that we have created ourself.

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Written on October 30, 2022

Submitted by nidupy1982 on June 17, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD DDEE FFGG AAXX XXXB AAHH IIAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,615
Words 260
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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I am from Bhutan, a tiny Himalayan Kingdom. I worked as a teacher for 17 years and now retired to continue my unfinished bussiness in education. My passion is writing a poem and reading novels. Besides, I love playings sports and cycling. more…

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