Hopeless Pines
When a pine is felled in the forest
What can the other pines do, but rue
Helplessly rooted to their spots
They rattle their boughs in scared demur
Rock their trunks as if trying to uproot
All in vain, it is but the nature’s rule
To stand desolate amongst piling ruins
Waiting in silence for their turn
But in what way is a common man
Better than the immovable pine
Walking, talking, eating and sleeping
Yet a vegetable enduring
Domineering Machiavellians
Living like a forlorn human pine
Without a fight, bending his spine
Yielding down to ruthless exploitation
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(The first stanza and the basic idea of this poem are inspired by a sloka (Sanskrit poem) from Ramayana by Audikavi Valmiki)
poem by Sathya Narayana
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