Rise

Photography by Meher Gandhi

**We NEED to be kind to one another. In order to make this world a better place to live in, we must indulge in altruistic acts. Being kind is the only way to escape the atrocities and our own regretful actions of the past. This poem of mine is dedicated to the need of kindness all around. We need to rise and spread light.

Rise

By Meher Gandhi

The candlelit stage is waiting for us,
To step on it and act a bit just.
The candlelit stage is waiting for us,
To act kind without making a fuss.

Where is the magnanimity and kindness,
Which used to rain,
Away from the hateful blindness,
From clouds full of hope and everything sane?

Why is everyone wrapped in a cover-
Which hides all love and faith?
Why are you trapped in this bubble-
Of anger and hate?

Something shines within this bubble-
The one of gloom and hate.
Waiting for it to hit the hard rubble,
Waiting for light to flow from within.

Where is the humanity that filled our veins,
With something pure passion and compassion?
Where is the humanity that filled our veins,
With love that made us human.

Can we ever rise,
From ‘you’s and ‘I’s?
Can we ever reach,
To the ‘us’ and ‘we’?

Let’s talk about the good and nice,
Without thinking about the cruel lies.
Let’s talk about love and justice,
Instead of the ruckus and roughness.

I wish to wake up tomorrow,
To see a world without demise and sorrow.
I wish to sleep tomorrow,
Without thinking about the thinkings narrow.

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With love,

Meher