Civilization

Poem by Sudhir Mishra

I can hear them shouting
In the Streets
People lay in blood
I watch it on my TV
Contorted faces
I’ve never seen
Its a losing battle
Plain to see
This is it now
21st Century
Civilization hasn’t changed
A single thing
Its a Mad World
You’ve been living in
You say, pick me up lord
Let me out
You reach out to heaven
There is no one about