One more question:26/11

It's about the increasing hatred and man-to-man fight in our beautiful earth. One such incident is mentioned here. The poem reflects the cruelty of most generous invention of nature: Humans.

The day was more dark than night

Humans were more inhumane than beasts

What lost, not only were hundreds of lives but

also the hearts of their kith and kin

and trust of those who believe that peace always win.

Terrifying were both the sound and silence,

silence of death and sound of violence;

said one survivor.

It is easy , with two or three, to fight

but with one with gun, it always fright;

quoted the other.

We were not taking decisions,

 it was the time that took these for us, 

I don't posses any ill-will against these teenagers

with hatred who were squashed

and a little brain washed;

spoke the third agrieved.

Whatever the reason was behind this,

might of almighty or a play of reckless,

it was a question,

Will evil outweigh the goodness?

It made marks in bottom of hearts,

depth of souls and core of brains.

It was neither against me nor you,

rather it was a challange to humanity.

We need answers

 not from govt. but from ourselves.

What has happened, were we responsible in anyway???

Author's Note

It is not to harm anybody's emotions. It is just a description of some lively hearts and their emotions.

Reviews

[Suditi]

This is a great write.
It actually brings back, the fear, the grief, we all experienced on that scary day.
A beautifully written piece.

[vanila bean]

This is really good
I love it this really makes me think about
Human nature
Good Job!
vb,

[msharma]

The responsibility really rests upon us..loved the rhythmic tone of your write up.

[David Michael]

Lively, congrats on coming in fourth in Lyrical Alliteration. This piece honestly doesn't really have fully what I was looking for, but it does have its good moments, and it could be made more into it. However, that may not be its purpose - in fact, its contest doesn't really fit "lyrical" does it?, nor does alliteration necessarily suit it. Anyways, it IS a good piece, though needs a little ironing I think. Thanks for sharing!

[Laughing-Bear]

My Dear Writing Friend,
A very thought provoking write. I did not know of the incident you wrote of but I had this thought. Everybody is someone’s special person. We should treat others special people like we would desire others to treat our special people.
I had not run into the word kith before you poem. I have posted its definition below.

Blessings, Laughing-Bear

kith |kiθ|
noun (in phrase kith and kin or kith or kin)
one's friends, acquaintances, and relations : a widow without kith or kin.
ORIGIN Old English cȳth, of Germanic origin; related to couth . The original senses were [knowledge,] [one's native land,] and [friends and neighbors.] The phrase kith and kin originally denoted one's country and relatives; later one's friends and relatives.

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I really like the 'said one', 'quoted the other', 'the third aggrieved'. You truly weighed good and bad, and the reasons for it. I thought the way in which you wrote the poem took it from mere words and brought it to life. Excellent work.

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I think this is saying that bad shakes our world. "a challenge to humanity"-those are the two things I will consider most when picking contest (The Other Shop) winners.

[anindita]

Touching and heart-rending. I really liked the way you wrote this. I could feel the pain and grief once again.

[Joshua J. Certain]

Very beautiful words