Sarath Gamani De Silva
Human beings exploring the entire universe
Exploiting at will, planet’s land, trees, rivers
To many warnings of danger we were averse
Never thought we’ll have to pause and reverse
With tsunamis, floods, wildfires, drought
Nature trying its best, to show us its clout
Ignored as trivial, never having any doubt
Not even allowing the dead earth to sprout
How sad we didn’t listen to cries of nature
Thought for our use, created every creature
Uncontrolled exploitation, the ugly feature
Mankind is sinking in a suicidal culture
Nations topping the scales of prosperity
Salons, beaches, gun sales given priority
Enjoying themselves with unending variety
Kept us thinking, what a fascinating society!
Then COVID struck, a thundering bang
Everyone is bitten by its poisonous fang
Was a little too late when alarm bells rang
Now locked down, have nowhere to hang
Spending billions of dollars for warfare
Investing little for providing healthcare
In a pandemic contagion caught unaware
Shortages in basic services now laid bare
Even before the epidemic reached its crest
Against the restrictions Americans protest
Encroaching on basic freedoms they detest
With such stupidity, they shall fail the test
Looking for salvation from powers invisible
Hoping the deity found nothing impossible
Could save mankind from disasters horrible
With blind faith, outcome inevitably terrible
With harmless deeds, will reap what we sow
Throughout Sansara the Karma shall follow
As it has been laid down many centuries ago
Observe five precepts, the simplest way to go!
Dr. Sarath Gamini De Silva, 3
