Humanity, something we humans have ironically lost.
Harmony, something we only hear of in a song
Justice, a mere word thrown around by the unjust.
Horrors, the sight of which we've grown to adjust.
It hurts to see the fight for equality, justice and the
like.
It's sad that we celebrate freedom, and boast our rights,
When these are things we shouldn't need to fight for.
Where in tarnation did we ever follow a path so wrong?
Respect: a status that you acquire only with a title.
Power, greeded upon by those who need no more of it
Religion, a symbolic way of saying 'l am your enemy'.
Racism, you look a certain way and they expect hostility.
Will all this end? Highly unlikely
But will those with a vision stop working? NO
Will their effort ever bear fruit? Also unlikely
Will humans ever regain their humanity? NO!
This is where we are in history,
Neat isn't it?
Stuck in a place
Where students write about
Rights and values.
Lalramdina Renthlei, 4th semester, placed second in the writing competition with this poem that comes off sounding rather resigned and cynical. We hope one more year of intense literature study won't turn him into an out and out nihilist.
Ramdina took home Rs. 1500/- and a certificate.
