We the People





                                  FROM  ME  TO  YOU


I am thankful to my readers for appreciating my earlier poems published in various magazines. Poetry details the complex realities of life. I do feel a poem is like a painting which is understood by the reader's own perceptions and attitude.

My relationship with words has been pretty long.  Life has been rather intensely individualistic so the poems are free of illusions, a bit rootless but sensitive and correlate to the times and life each one of us is passing through. These are free moving poems vividly telling their imagery and emotion poised in apprehension, intelligent uncertainty and complexity of feeling as a result some poems may seem tantalizingly obscure but each poem is firm and worth your attentions.

I hope my latest poems would be acceptable in the hours of recreation and pleasure.






WE THE PEOPLE

               
Staring at daily news
Filled with ruins
Of our eroded values

The unending eclipse
Surrounding us
Our country gave us Mahatma Gandhi
 And non-violence to the world

Today smsing generation is stretched 
By the strings of selfish opportunism 
The leaders have become the bleeders

Today Kuber the lord of wealth is the only God 
And Lakshmi is the only woman

The dead end docility
Becoming silent majority
The unruly and unconcerned
Set on self destruction
Letting daily chores 
Dull our souls  
To the planned genocide
With prejudiced priorities

The self centered people 
Allow values to become the red-spit
Of pan-chewers to bloody walls

There is no "they" 
And there is no "them"
It's we - we the people
All of us are to be blamed

Haven't we become the modern demons
The Mahishasurs 
Ready to swallow to destroy our world

Let's open our hearts and our minds
Bring back the times
When values had value
Beyond the borrowed assumptions

Let us churn our psyche, our souls 
Seek out The Durga 
 The Mardini in each one of us
To conquer and quell
The demons and devils of our time

 It's we
Yes it's we the people
We can do it
Yes we will
 Yes we can
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Aruna Anand is a Poet, Author and Cosmetologist. Aruna is a multilingual writer. She has been regularly writing on beauty, health and social issues for leading newspapers and magazines. Aruna participates in gender sensitive and social discussions on various TV channels. She is widely traveled across the world. She puts her experiences in her writings. Aruna's poetry is published in leading magazines. Her poems have been translated in regional languages. Aruna Anand's published books are - 1) Careers In Beauty Care 2) The Complete Book Of Beauty Care I (For Men & Women) 3) Make - Up For the Beautiful You 4)The Complete Book Of Beauty Care II (For Men & Women) 5) The Ultimate Guide To Elegance & Style (For Men & Women) 6) The Footsteps Of Time (Poetry In English & Hindi)

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  1. Unknown21 May 2016 at 07:44


    Poem We The People clearly reflects the times we are passing through.

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  2. Prakash Haridasani3 February 2022 at 01:03

    Beautiful 👌It vividly describes the changed times, attitudes, self-centredness and, the opportunism of the younger generation...
    As always, enjoyed reading this poem😊
    Prakash Haridasani

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