God, What Else You Need? Poem by Prem Nizar Hameed

Ram,
Krishna,
Sree Budhdha,
Jesus, Allah
Or in many names you are called by us;
Pooja, Mass, Namaz or other forms of
Prayers offered;
God, what else
You need
Now?

This
Cruel
Pandemic
Shattered us much,
Swallowed our siblings, young and old many,
And keeps on rampaging our peace of mind
Without any
Choices of
Status,
Race!

Now,
Enough
Are ordeals,
And forgive us;
You gave us a turning point to assess
All the sufferings and teardrops are same,
As we all are
From one clan:
Human
Clan


(Tetractys, Syllables: 1-2-3-4-10-10-4-3-2-1/1-2-3-4-10-10-4-3-2-1/1-2-3-4-10-10-4-3-2-1)