Sunday, November 23, 2014

In search of a brother

I once saw a child

With a scratch on his face and a voice so mild

Passing through the secluded path

Searching with a gentle wrath

Looking at his body

So lean and thin

I thought to go and ask

What was his task?

With his hollow eyes

And an innocent guise

He replied, "I am searching for my brother-

Who left me with another."

I offered to help him

To search for his brother and find him

I asked how his brother looked

He simply said, "He is calm and good."

He then added, "I have never seen

How he looks or known how he has been.

People say he is no more

That's why everyone is facing torture."

We searched for him day and night

At the seashore and at every traffic light

It has been years; we are still searching

We hope that someday he will emerge

If his brother comes to your door

Don't let him go.

Oh, sorry - I forgot to share his name

He is 'Peace', a brother who can stop the world's war game.

by Bhawana Shrestha
Nepal

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