On Human Faces Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

Faith is what we believe
Life is what we live
Ideals are those we cherish
Simple life is what everybody must wish!

Death is constant fear that we live in
Water is deep still we dive in
Reluctance is there still we agree
Air we pollute even though it is free

Why have we turned to fanatics?
When they have no ideals or basics
“Terror and fear” is main instrument
Through which they want to make it as holy movement

What faith has to do with such elements?
Why we acceded to their call and requests?
Do we find any holy cause with their pursuits?
Any religious man may always say” it does not suit”

What makes us to drive in unholy wagon?
When killing is unnecessary and wanton?
Who will justify the victims of fallen grace?
We have no courage to stand and face

I have heard the speech of great leaders
They have nothing to offer for us
The nexus is spread deep and far
Politics has become now dirty game war

I want to live among people who are nice with kind heart
I want to pick from where I had departed
I had really lost in between and got derailed
Now I want to reaffirm and get it availed

I know many hurdles are on the way
Yet I must commit and firmly stay
That I love my fellow countrymen
I promise to live peacefully with no concern

I may not find heaven
But I should try with reason and attain
I wish to speak it from pure heart
With human feelings and as an art

I know what the love can make!
Let all the people sense it within and stake
The total universality of oneness
That shall reflect on human faces