Are We Civilized Anymore?
Last refuge of man,
Home is no longer sacrosanct.
Today children feel unsafe
From those who vouch to protect.
Family and filial bonds,
On the verge of death.
The sense of belonging and bonhomie
Has been replaced by anomie.
Self above everything else,
Even family can be exterminated
For personal goals and success.
So what if it’s an inhuman act.
My heart bleeds,
As with shock and tears I read,
That it's possible a father
Killed his own daughter.
media brings to light the trends in society,
but doesn't it have a social responsibility?
they should exercise restraint and not air
such crimes all through the day.
because of this children of the nation
are traumatised and shaken,
and ask with a plea
father can it happen to me?
the voice of concience
that watches over how we behave,
and makes us feel guilt and shame
is not heeded for selfish gains.
The case will be laid to rest
Due to lack of evidence
How to arrest this social degeneration
For instant gratification?
Can there be a bigger tragedy
Than this in our civilized history?
Questions that come to my mind on reading the news of a NOIDA girl allegedly killed by her own father
ANOMIE
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poem by Mamta Agarwal
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