THE NEW AGE BECKONS

As he leaves once more the home where he grew

where a toddler's scampering feet have left their Mark

A cruel world he has to face

where hunger and poverty are the staples

a world where a womens cry is not heard

where agony is the common melody

there has now come the time

for the past to teach a better future

where a nation must stand together to give voice to the voiceless

 to fight for those who cannot fight

to light the path to the future

mere matches wont do the trick

fire from the soul of every being should burn bright into the night

as we cross into a new year

that nation sets the tone

that every being to be equal in rights

that every life a diamonds cost

every religion of equal might

we are the steps to the future

 not a just a rock upon which you tread 

but a pillar of an ancient civilization

 rooted deep in that countries veins

as blood gushes through these veins

 as people take to the streets

change has come to this world

where once darkness thrived in greed and lust

 now nothing remains but that lingering smell of incense sticks burnt in the room

 where in I wake up from my prayers to god

- Vaishnav Vasudevan