Although I am an Atheist, sometimes I think, if God existed ,who is conventionally defined as the creator of everything, what would be his reaction when he sees the current state of planet Earth and the harm that we have done to it. Below is a Poem that reflects this thought of mine.
I created a paradise billions of years ago
With all the goodness I could bestow
Making it the only place where life can exist
Where millions of species can happily co-exist
As years passed by the natural cycle took over
I put my trust on my best creation
The Man - who seemed intelligent and clever
I let him take over after laying the foundation
As I saw from heaven at this marvel
The Earth looked safe from external danger
Covered with all the required elements
It gave Earth a wonderful shield and cover
Everything was so perfect and well sealed
I was happy and satisfied with my creation
Then, I started seeing holes in the shield!
I was alarmed, The Man called it air pollution!
All these days I could not see what was happening
Now with the holes everything is clearly visible
In the name of development things have gone wrong
Now there is need for more than what is available
This intelligent creature called The Man
Has excelled in every métier no doubt
Seems like he had a very different plan
And what I wanted, I guess he forgot
I had created everything in plenty
For both The Man and the animal
But this fight today is unnecessary
The killings in the name of survival
I see poverty and hunger in one moiety
Development and abundance in the other
Seems like man has forgotten his duty
To maintain nature and be its curator
I had created just one religion - Humanity
To avoid in future, any state of quandary
Today it seems like a different situation
There exists something called as religion
I see a Hindu, I see a Muslim
I see a Christian, I see a Jew
This is just to name a few
More such names exist
That serve no benefit
Man is killing man every day
"I do not do anything" - they say
I keep quiet is their complain
After doing atrocities in my name
I fear to appear again and show my face
For I would labelled by some, to my disgrace
As a Christian or a Hindu
As a Muslim or a Jew
Nonetheless ,it does not look too late
One thought, One step, to correct the mistake
To clean up all the dirt and debris
But I know, you will shrug off saying -"Ah! Its not me!"
-Narayan
P.S.In the poem, I refer to all of the human race as the Man .
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