One Year....And May Be Many More...! Poem by Sheshu Babu

It has been a gruelling journey
From home to eternity....!

One day, they declared war
Throwing them out from their homes of Myanmar
Into landless lands of Bangladesh
To live without desire or wish

The men got killed brutally
Women thrashed and raped heinously
Children died of hunger and disease
World looked on with comfort and ease..!

There are girls expecting babies
Married to old husbands with wagging bodies
No interest in living any more....
They waited thus for a year and may be some more...

The Rohingyas have become a burden
To their homeland as well as the land of their adoption
Everywhere they see heart - wrenching sorrow
Praying for a safe and better tomorrow

How many days, months and years
Will their wretched lives like pears
Continue to pester....?
They are losing courage - faster!

(Dedicated to poor Rohingyas)