Catastrophe Poem by Rajkumar Mukherjee

tears are shed and every other day
the bloated cadavers are taken out
from the overflowing flood-waters
from the debris scattered
in the earthquake devastated cities villages

the story is repeated every year
in Orissa, Bhuj, Latur, Mexico or Bangladesh
men and animals all are levelled in disaster
but the politicians identify villagers and crowbar doors
the necessities are marked with party symbols
and while the vultures fight for dead bodies
we fight for the living one’s votes

tears are shed

crocodile tears……….. Rajkumar-Mumbai