Nationalism, secularism,democracy, autocracy,dictatorship, kingship

All ‘isms’ ‘cys’ ‘ships’ : all ways of some  ruling over the others

Rules, regulations, laws all have space in there, but not fellowship!

In the name of honor, face saving and winning, not giving a damn

We   kill,  torture,     subjugate,    humiliate     and        intimidate

Each one assignment, each one a task completed—-none a man.

Do   we   care   for the   environment    we     pollute  ?

Which    contains   all    the    nature’s     loot

Do   we  care  for   the    children   breeding    on streets ?

Who    instead    need    affection  and   love    treats

Do   we  care  for  the hungry and thirsty of the world ?

They  need  not conventions , but  real  help  unfurled

Do   we   care  for  the  sick  ,raped   and    deprived ?

Whose   sole  purpose   in  living  now  is how to survive

Yes   we  care  and   yes   we  can  is the need of the hour

To  save  this  habitat ,this  solely livable planet of ours.

Saadia Asad