Oh primitive man!
You lived at the height
Of a great mountain!
But the civilization
Brought the man
Down to earth
We have been gifted
A lamp of knowledge
But we cause more disasters
Rather than engender lights, (Make a situation start to exist)
You meandered like a wind
And enjoyed your freedom,
But we do live like air
Entrapped in colorful balloon.
Though you were nude
You looked less vulgar -And
We look blue with our modern costumes
You enjoyed the life
In dark caves-but
We live in bright houses
In dark souls
You met crisis for food in jungles -Now
We are the food of crisis.
You slept well on the rough rocks -But
We own stylish cot and no sleep
You licked milk like a child-And
Harnessed the booms of Mother Nature
But we are rude - and
Devouring the gorgeous Mother Nature.
In the name of development,
You lived in peace with
Dangerous animals in the forest - But
We do live in the midst of urban
In fear of human beings!
You never took shower
And sustained a clean environment
But we dirt the toilet soap
In unhygienic surroundings
You lived in a broad jungle-but
We do live in a crammed city.
You lived like a mist on petals
We do live like a tear on eyelid
You lived like a songs of music
We do live like a voice of screams
You lived in the woods
In human face,
We live in the concrete jungles
Les’ animals do,
Our civilization is
A glorified leprosy patient.
Now we know the reason
Of your hoot of laughter
When we call you ‘barbarian’
Kaviko in tamil- Aalabanai
anushmadhu P.Bharathi
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