When I see the earth, flowering in the glee
I burn with jealousy.
When I see the earth, drying ‘cause of me
I burn with regret.
When I see the earth, always around me in a roller coaster ride
I burn with pride.
When I see the man, destructing the earth, which ought to be its dear
I burn with fear.
When I see the earth, turning to a victim of man’s blame
I burn with shame.
When I would see warmth in every bless,
My endless agony would come to an end.
Like the mighty trunk of a tree
Is by the strength of the roots
It’s grounded to. Fascinated
By the reliability presented
By someone who was forever below.
Oh I m taken away
I m taken away by you;
Like a snake is in its endeavor
To intoxicate the twigs of
The sandal wood tree by its
Venom, Immersed in the
Scent of the tree and left absorbed.
Oh I am taken away
I am taken away by you;
Just as a sunflower is by
The majestic heat of the sun.
It makes it laugh under its
Shadow, and gain its
Splendor and radiance and grandeur.
Oh I m taken away
I m taken away by you;
Like a leaf that donates its being
To the wind that carts it away,
Assuring a sacrifice
For renaissance for the fresh
Leaves to rejoice and view it from the peak.
Oh I am taken away
I am taken away by you;
Like a dream that sways in the eyes
Of a bride wrapping herself in
Silks of thoughts and the jewels
Of glittering future is a-
-waken by certainty.
Oh I am taken away
I am taken away by you.
Just as a mother is by
The innocent tricks of her child
A nourishing way
Of learning is it.
Which a tot teaches his mother.
Oh I m taken away
I m taken away by you;
Oh I am taken away
I am taken away by you.
By Ashima Madan
Today I saw a pair of feet,
That walked with comfort on the heaps of junk.
Today I saw a pair of hands,
Without hassle, it picked gravels and sand.
Today I saw a pair of eyes,
The dilemma in them was a painful sight.
Today I saw a pair of ears,
Nothing gloomy was left for them to hear.
Today I saw a pair of shoulders,
Flimsy as if loaded with boulders.
Today I saw a pair of lungs,
But no freedom was there to breathe.
Today I saw a pair of cheeks,
Just a smile was missing to be seen.
Today I saw a body of a human,
Just a human soul, was I not able to glimpse.
