THE MISFIT

The man must have been nuts
To hold a lucrative post and then
Instead of being a well oiled screw
Choose to be a square peg in the round hole
What an utter waste of guts!

What could have been a life of affluence
He threw dirt cheap on the alter of idealism
His naivety surpasses comprehension
Ever heard of wolf applauding lamb's innocence?
Fact is truly stranger than fiction

Perhaps his youth was to be blamed
Perhaps lofty notions still ruled his head
Instead of alive perhaps he is better off dead
But why do we feel shame in our heart?
Why our cynicism fails to ridicule his feat?

Yes, a man has shaken collective conscience
We are collectively responsible for his death
He happened because we were too self engrossed
He was the fresh air needed to rejuvenate a stale orchard
Let his sacrifice bear fruit
Let young people shed fear and pursuit
The way of life of this worthy misfit

(This is in honor of the young engineer who fell prey to mafia's bullet:
because he dared to challenge them and the system dared not to protect him.)