Struggles and Survival 

"This Struggle is for our Country” The Ruler proclaimed
His strength the notion of Sovereignty
His lure the mirage of Legacy
And millions became means to his end 

 The World witness to this Lunacy

 

"This Struggle is for our Religion” The Messiah decreed

His conviction the greatness of “His” God

The promise of imagined Salvation

And millions butchered each other for truths non-existent

God wondered if this was ever his Creation 

“This Struggle is for our Conglomerate” The Capitalist declared

Profits and Prosperity his rallying cry
A life of luxury that would never run dry
And millions jumped into the bandwagon of mindless consumerism

It was too late, before they asked themselves “Why?!”

“The Struggle is not the one outside” The Saint preached

“But the one within”
“Conquer Thyself to Conquer the World”
And millions embarked on a coveted journey of self-discovery

Yet, that would never be enough to escape their misery

Into this World arrived a Child

Bereft of shelter, defiant of hunger
Clad in tattered clothes, he appeared out of nowhere
For the pursuits of the World, he couldn’t care less

All he needed was some food, a little care

Legacy, Religion, Luxury, Discovery – were indulgences of a full stomach
The (in)security of Faith, would never provide him shelter
The badges of Identity would never fit on his tattered clothes

Hacks to nourish his Ego….would never deliver him from hunger

A Refugee from the World

A Refugee of the World
His World was an abundance of deprival
As the rest of us wrestled with enemies imagined,

His Life was a “Struggle for Survival”

                                                                        - 05th March 2022