Cherish I, Cry I

Cherish I, Cry I
P K Routray

 

To fly across and all over the globe

to dine and dance for joy as only job

in luxury hotels with famous stars

drinking rare whiskies in push bars

spend I may whatever they cost

but enjoy my life I must.

Cherish I

with world richest I must vie.

 

Die millions out of hunger,

live in open air without shelter,

diseased poor in zillion without medicine

wretched many struck by tsunami and famine.

Cry I

with pitch loud and high.

 

To fill the closet with cloths of varied design,

to live in a mansion with climate conditioning machine

Cherish I

every gadget I must buy.

 

Die people because of pollution in land, water and air,

energy shortage will doom human future, save may only prayer.

Clothless many live naked, suffer in chilly winter

roofless many live in slums with condition bitter

Cry I

with rivers of tears in eye.

 

For chocolate, ice-cream, artificially flavored food and tasty drinks

high salaried jobs, high society, late night parties with funny jinx,

to enjoy music, picture and games round the clock world over

with everything automatically done and nothing will need physical labor

television, net, computer,  communication equipments ,electronic

to get the full benefit of the advantage of machines of advance technique

Cherish I

to live longer with spirit high.

 

To shape the body and to shed extra weight

to look smart and avoid fat which I hate

to avoid diabetes, blood pressure, heart stroke

avoid I must junk food, fatty food and must not smoke

to live happier, to live healthier spare, I must time for me

more time I should spend with family to nurture own family tree.

Cry I

to be wise I try.

 

Though cherish I for evils so on, so forth

But cry I for values of human worth.