BIJAYANANDA MISHRA

 

PLIGHT

Human life, forced to smile sadly,
Faced troubles, sorrow, on the card,
Tight-lipped, moved ahead in the future,
Even humans feel happy to be secure,
Self-deeds self-guided motive till,
Blind to consequence, fewer heal,
Visit the church, read the Bible, pray well,
For whom we pray, insane dwell,
Watch, a million at the temple oil lamp,
Burn reverent prayer eyes damp,
For whom do humans pray, ignominy,
Not for other life selfish uncanny,
Dedicate, O Lord, my life surrender,
Serve my community race ponder,
Dying like flies, hunger rampages,
Pious outsides, heinous salvages,
How many people are exploited, says
Temple-broken gold looted ways,
Where has the enormous booty,
Humans suffer, are hungry, and pitiful,
Those plundered in the name of God,
Time is right, justice blames God,
He heals provided bountiful corn,
His grace we live to discover a morn,
Disgraced. His infinite love exists,
Divine command practice resists,
Human feelings of abstract emotion,
Love care, sympathy due to devotion,
The calmness, quietude, and peace,
Tranquility like lake water be still,
A clear image of reality message lit,
Mind imitates like a lake delight,
Reads Lord's messages to help well,
The plight of people suffering, hell,
Be flood, cyclone, fire, famine, war,
Plight of humans long lists to scar,
Jesus living in hearts, Lord willing,
Human life is precious, objects defining,
Served a life in trouble ending his way,
Tomorrow may not be here dismay,
Life is short. face the plight Lord helped,
His abode is my heart acts shelved,
The plight saw, cried, prayed, and sad,
Incapable of removing pain, it bends inward.

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Human troubles
Written: 1 April 2026
@ Copyright (India)