Of Hue...
And Point Of View
For some my country's of saffron hue
Others fear, it's too steeped in green
These are merely points of view-
It's really not so black 'n white.
Look closely!
You'll find a swirl of blue in between.
Certain are some in their belief
The Corona virus hitherto unheard -
still unseen -
Is not just a villainous protein
It's also a bilious shade of green!
Now you might consider me irregular
But I'm certain, Corona is secular.
Treating equally all our kith and kin
With no care for colour of your thinkin' -
Be it blue or red -
Same goes for colour of your skin -
If you don't stay in, you're dead!
Enough said...
You see, it's all a matter of perspective
That cannot be responded with invective.
Must we on colour of virus brood
Or, work together for common good?
We're not heroes or, the virus the villain
Ponder on the holy mess we're all in.
Supreme Leader says, "Let's Do It My Way"
With millions of migrants helpless on highways. Homeless...hungry
Excluded ... every right to be angry.
Medics saving Indians round the clock
While public healthcare is in the dock
Economy dips... unemployment... means many pink slips
A frightening future uncertain for millions
No less with forehead vermilion.
Time of adversity
Is no better instance
To keep distance, from perversity.
Rather celebrate diversity of hue
And point of view
To prove we're citizens of substance
With an unshakeable belief in co-existence.
- ©2020 Ranjan Kamath
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