First published in Countercurrents.org, September, 2020
Why does Hate extend her reign? Why do divides raise ugly sides? When will mankind unite? Casteist fervour, abhorrence and race Manmade borders that breaches create, tolerance break, love annihilate, rancours breed Marginalised, classified — we still remain broken, fragmented with spite When can love colour all our kind? There is no North, no South No East, no West — only the Universe The Earth a blue-green dot from outer space. If Harmony finds no grace there will be no hate, no love, no country, no place, no caste, — only a barren Earth devoid of the human race The world will end with not even a whimper. Lalon sings with his ektara among the stars: “What will be your Caste when you Die? Where will be your home when Earth...
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