FALLACIOUS KILLING

I lay in a corner with my limbs tied together
Smeared all over with blood, but not of my own,
I can see countless bodies without a head
Felt that in time i'll also be one of them.

Calling this sacrifice for God
Will this petty offering do any good?
With the vision of death in my eyes
I cannot run, I cannot scream!

Paralysed at the thought of death
I recollect those golden days of childhood
When everybody used to love and kiss me,
But I didn't realise that it was all for this day.

People around me dance at the sight of blood
Fanatics are eager for more heads--- more sacrifice
When will this night of doom end
With thousands of carcasses lying unattended?

The time is running out so fast
And the night is exploding everywhere
When hatred pulls the trigger
And sacrificial blood makes a stream.

In the world of Angels
Death is just a moment away
No other thought comes into my mind
Feeling I won't see daylight again!

I can't run away, there's no place to hide
Today or tomorrow they will get me.
I can't move, the knife is right at my throat
And whatever I do, DEATH is the only way out!!



-------This was after we (me & amitav) returned from LB's village home at Moutorh during Kalipuja '07. Over the night, around 3000 goats and about 180 buffaloes were sacrificed. That was some sight to see. Pity I didn't have the camera with me. We returned on the roof of a bus which absolutely made the trip wholesome....