The Bystander at 51

 Is that what I am,

A question comes to one,

who turned 51

There is a war out there:

at every turn of the page, every switch of a channel.

Sample a few:

People of Lakshadweep protest just to survive,

Farmers and their family from Punjab Protest to no avail

Villager in Uttarakhand protest against the hydro projects in Uttarakhand.

Can they stop:

The dams & ports being built.

Reverse the policies.

The pages of history are replete with

1000’s of people maybe millions

Laying down their lives

Knowing that

Very soon

They will soon become 

part of

Public amnesia.

The only thing this bystander can do,

Is to sign some petitions which come in Wapp

Or make some contribution to a welfare schemes.

Beyond that,

he lives in the imaginary world where;

the stories come to an end.

movies come to an end.

He knows'

 this war will only end

When the world comes to an end.