My New Song
- Deep from the Soul -
K. Radhakumar *
Are you waiting for a day,
A day on which fate will be kind to you
In your effort for changing the world?
And why change the world?
Instead of hanging on to the past
And the times to come
And dying a little every day,
Why don’t you live a little every day
By taking a step forward?
Take a step forward!
Let us take a giant step forward
For the good of mankind.
A giant step forward!
And you are bound for the Promised Land.
In the neighbouring State
Of the land of dawn-lit mountains,
I have a friend
Who belongs to a tribe
That worships the sun.
I have not met him
My friend of childhood days
For a long time now.
I remember how he dissolved into laughter
At my mimicry of birds and animals.
In the other State
Of the abode of clouds
Floods are killing people,
Roads are badly damaged,
Electric poles are uprooted
And the electric is off for two days.
In the deserts of Somalia
The sun is blazing hot
And life is not possible.
I have not seen a place
Larger than this world;
Nor seen a place
More beautiful than this world.
And this I say
Not because the world has changed
But because I have changed myself.
I am myself now
A complete man
Very happy and satisfied
With what I have.
Let me make a small donation to the charity
To help the victims of famine, heat waves
And also for the flood relief.
Instead of hanging on to the past
And the times to come
And dying a little every day,
Why don’t you live a little every day
By taking a step forward?
* Poem written by K. Radhakumar which was published at Hueiyen Lanpao (English Edition)
This poem was posted on October 12, 2014.
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