Seema Taneja
Beautiful smiles
adorn the faces here.
Smiles that mask the
devious designs
in spiteful eyes.
*
Caustic tongues and
razor-sharp hands,
from behind the veil
of sweet words,
inflict deep gashes,
send furrows of pain
down arched, bent spines
and tender hearts,
wounds, which are but
gaping blue mouths
rotting with the toxic hatred
from humans of a different faith.
*
Maybe it’s time
to peel away the layers,
to shed the masks
when faiths begin to ordain
abhorrence for others.
*
It’s time
To unlearn the unholy diktat,
relearn compassion and love,
to heal the inner self.
Beautiful piece of poetry mam. Indeed its time that masks of pretensions are shed and real faces are brought to light!
Thank you, Rianka.
Truthful. Very deep thoughtful poem ma’am. 💚💚
Thank you, Sonali.
Intense poetry that is 💚💚
Thank you, Nitika.
Hard-hitting and the truth of our times.
Thank you, Moonmoon
Very nice 👌
Thank you!
Beautifully worded. I so agree with you. Especially the last verse.. It is high time…
I wish too. Sigh!
And thank you.