We Are The Hollow Men
Voids arrayedClad in pretentions dazzling,
Displayed!
Dyed in hypocrisy
Its tones overplayed.....
Aloft affectation's cavalcade......
We are hollow hearts,
On the surface, glazed
Hollowness pervades!
Of feelings devoid
We, the machines, parade
Devils from inside
As angels masquerade.....
Hollow our smiles
Hollow our wails
Hollowness pervades!
Look closer, and discern
The lips that congratulate
The gestures meant to be warm
Are actually ice-cold handshakes,
Back slapping hands
Are mere public displays,
Smiles are scoffs,
Laughters, jibes....
Hollowness pervades.
We-
Indulge
In wines and cuisines
Exquisite,
As another child succumbs
To hunger and neglect;
Yet our feasts carry on.......
We are the hollow men!
We-
Live in bungalows palatial
Stroll in gardens heavenly
Dress in silks pristine
(Black hearts veiled, beautifully)
While, a lesser mortal,
Child of a lesser god
For an inch's space struggles...
We are the hollow men
We-
The so-called upholders of morality
Surpass all possible cruelty
Dowry deaths are a sad reality
News of rapes, molestations,
Almost a banality;
We are painted faces
We are the hollow men!
We-
Sermonize
On ethos and morality
Yet stink ourselves.
We are the hollow men!
We drink from the wells of hypocrisy
And taste the fruits of pretension
We sing the songs of affectation
And read the bible of duplicity
Shallowness overrides
Ostentations serenade.........
Hollowness pervades!
Poetry by sania
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Written on 2008-06-30 at 20:35
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