Poetry Corner* Dr. Archan Mehta

 

CULTURE WARS?

Sometimes, I feel there is too much talk going on:

People are shouting, screaming, barking at the top

Of their lungs simultaneously and nobody is listening

With empathy. There is no scope for pause and reflection.

That’s because everybody wants to be a hero: hey, look at

Me, you see, I am number one and what I have to say will

Change the destiny of our human race. I don’t think so: I

Don’t buy that argument. Sorry. The air is toxic with pollution,

Contamination, disease, stupidity and everybody is claiming to

Be a savior. Thus, fly by night operators want to start a business,

Dupe the gullible public, and make oodles of cold, hard cash at

The expense of honest taxpayers and law abiding citizens. Our

Planet has lost its philosophical moorings and there is no moral

Compass for guidance anymore. 

Only hope and optimism can keep

Us alive: faith in a higher power will help us to drift to shore.

BIO:

Dr. Archan Mehta has earned a PhD. in Management. Currently, he is a Consultant and Writer based in India. In his free time, he likes to stroll the outdoors and party with close friends. 

He is also fond of meditation.

Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com at your convenience.