Our Life – A Farce
- a Poem
- by Crystal David John
Selfish and ruthless greed
Has enslaved all of us indeed
When we choose to kill;
To accomplish our will –
To cheat and embellish
Plagiarize ideas and publish
Without any trace of guilt,
Our little ‘empires’ are built –
With bribery, nepotism and jingoism
On the foundation of communalism
Cemented by religious fundamentalism
Adorned by casteism, sexism and racism
All in the garb of secularism!
Our life is nothing but a sham
When we constantly proclaim
To be civilized since ages past
Our way of life is a tragic farce!
Crystal David John
from Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India, is a feminist economist who loves nature. She has a Ph.D. in Economics. A writer and an artist, Crystal is an advocate of gender equality and has inspired hundreds of students every year. Her writings are stimulating and satirical, and focus on women, the environment and the marginalised.
1 thought on “Our Life – A Farce”
So true.