A Place Called 'Nowhere'
Neela Rajkumari *
For a moment I was lost...
found myself in a place called 'nowhere'...
Met many like me full with questions
Questions that led them to the same place called 'nowhere'
Saw one little boy crying for his lost mum
An old woman calling out for her dear son
A young girl in search of her dignity
And many more chained in life's wicked game.
I turned round and round
Noises came from every side with questions and more questions,
Who? Why? Where???When? How??
Why there are questions left unanswered?
How there are people in this place left unheard???
And where we all are at this moment???
For asking these questions in a short span,
This is how I found myself here...
Don't try asking where I am 'coz you are also already there.....
Pretention has become the survival word...
Superiority had ruled our dear heart and with it,
this is how we found ourselves,
in this place called 'Nowhere'....
* Nowhere - the present situation of our Manipur
* Poem written by Neela Rajkumari who can be contacted at neelarajkumari(at)gmail(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on October 02 2012.
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