Forlorn Fate- Anjilika Upadhyaya

Yesterday I heard them say that a war is about to rage

They are getting ready for a gunfight, standing on their borders looking out for prey

Truth is that no one is going to win and only inoperable scars would remain

The lives of the innocent will be sacrificed and yet a great victory will be declared

People cried for mercy, pointing them to the heavens above to stop before it is too late to contemplate

But ignoring the loud cries, their fierce eyes only wanted to take a futile revenge

Backed by the filthy rich, those ferocious faces awaited their feast

Those untamed men had in red included everyone on their list

Their senses were attuned only to the commands of the dealers of death

And their hands unashamedly took the lives of those who begged

The recipients of the horrible news lost in thoughts, stared at the sky with a blank face

People wished farewell to their loved ones amidst the terrible haste

Some kissed their children's forehead and some cried endless tears

While others were not ready of what was awaiting them next

Unafraid and wild young boy, the pride of his people

The one sent to get a sight of the enemy troop came running and stooping

And all got anxious of what he had to say

When alas! the boy fell on the ground shot in his back

Oh! what a sign of fate

There would remain nothing except to regret shouted one of the men

But the enemy troop had only one thing on their mind

And that was destruction of those who only wanted to live

Everyone started mourning accepting their death while children did not understand a word and stared at elders’ face

As the enemy troops were approaching nearer with every wink of an eye, they felt the ground trembling beneath their feet

As if destiny was awaiting the commands of the Almighty to grant its potion of eternity to those who would win

Grim Reaper cast a gloomy shadow over them with its sudden appearance and waited for the trapped souls to get freed

Suddenly silence followed and a place once filled with lively souls

Turned into a lifeless fatal scene with thousand words still echoing for help

Nothing except mourning, nothing but a tragic end

Years and years flew by,

But the crimson abandoned land never stopped reminding about its awful end