Conflagration Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

Conflagration



A boy lit a match,
Left it carelessly
On the dry branch
In the forest,
Which lit up a small fire,
Turning wild in the wind,
It became a wild fire,
Blazing on the trees,
Plants, leaving the animals,
Plants darting into
The thicket of forest,
And nearby river,
The fire gnawing
Its way into the roadside,
Crossing it into
The big city suburbs
And the city itself,
Setting on all the cars
Homes in its way,
Killing hundreds,
The fought by one and all
Did not quench
Its thirst for all the things
In its path, leaving
Monstrous flames
Into the day and night sky,
To be seen form afar,
Settled down after
Day's' of fighting
And the change of
Wind's direction
Which was the main
Accused in the conflagration
Like the way human minds
Act in mob fury,
Without thinking
About the consequences.

Ravikiran Arakkal

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Trissur, Kerala State, India.
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