GONE WITH THE WIND

I feel a misfit in today’s world
I still cling to values, morality
Around me notions are changing in a whirl
I am nonplussed- can barely hold to sanity

The lofty ideals of romanticism
Are fast on their way out
Crude vulgarity, unfazed brazenness
Wholesome ugliness- unashamedly abound

What was hitherto a shameful profession,
Is openly commissioned to lure spectators
Petty politics without hesitation
Puts cultural stamp on vulgar courtesans

Is this the culture, the civilization we boast?
Shouldn’t leaders think beyond sticks and tridents?
Floods, famines, hunger and unemployment
Tragedies no longer alarm -provide only amusement.

Perhaps age is creeping on
I fail to customize to changing wind
If this vast democracy is thriving as they claim
Like a speck of dust I should better be gone with the wind

~Jayanti Sinha~