Man Longs For

Man longs for

P K Routray

It is not my fault

that I was born amidst scanty and poverty,

that I did not know what education is,

nor aware of diagnostic tests and medicines,

nor the means to gain good mental health.

But I want to live with good mantel and physical health

for full span of human life..

I was born in ignoble society

with bad habits and practices

of falsehood, deceit, lie, theft and murder.

I resort to it for my need and beyond.

But I want to live with good mental and physical health

for full span of human life.

I a am born in opulence

brought up in luxury and comfort

with paternal love and attachment,

I inherited huge materialistic wealth

but I suffer from family borne diseases

and eek round the clock doctors and medicine

and remain with pain killer and sleeping tablets.

I want to live with good mental and physical health

for full span of human life.

I am insincere, I am lethargic

I am dull headed, I am uneducated, I am ill educated.

But I want to live with good physical and mental health

for full span of human life.

I am lunatic, I am helpless old

I am disabled, I am incapable.

But I want to live with good physical and mental health

for full span of human life.

I am brilliant, I am intelligent

I am sincere, I am hard working

I am clever and I am always lucky

I want to better in every respect over every body

but I often lack health and happiness.

But I want to live in good mental and physical health

for full span of human life.