William Shakespeare........ Poem by P.A. NOUSHAD

Rosalind, Beatrice, Mark Antony,
Shylock, Juliet, Hamlet, and Iago:
the characters I read from the books of
William Shakespeare;
they are now here and there
in the society, I feel,
and the tug of war between virtues and evils
continues still;
I don't know why.
Is this the flow of society?
We cannot change this flow?
My mind whispers to my soul, brain and heart.
The liars, exploiters, and boasters are dominating
in the society,
and the innocents are crushed
and exploited in the real sense.
Realising this, my tears are flowing
like an ocean towards the creator of this universe.
I go through your characters
and their words
to make me realise the realities
and uncertainties of this life.