A New Approach
K. Padmakumar *
There is change
And change is the norm of life;
I wish it changed faster
To bring about a total change;
I wish to see a new world.
I think
And think deeply about life,
I think the world of my fellow beings;
Wiser I have become, and a stage is reached
Where I would not utter a word
Being in search of the truth and the beautiful.
Conscious of death
I would like to run fast,
Work, more work do not bring me satisfaction;
Now I am no longer scared of death
And also not scared of going in a rocket.
Death! There are many deaths
Brutal killings and murder –
Such tragic stories are
No news now.
(Translated from Manipuri poem 'Anouba Mityeng' by his son K Radhakumar.)
* Poem written by K. Padmakumar ; Translated by K Radhakumar which was published at Hueiyen Lanpao
This poem was posted on September 03, 2015.
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