Sometimes.....!!!

Sometimes
we happily live
in a muddled world
against the silence of a dream:
where
we are frozen entities
not ourselves
before we are awaken.

Sometimes
small things
like a pebble in a still lake
can stir the silence of the lake
create waves
and bring a change.

Sometime
the bang of a door
sound of a breaking glass
make us awake
to think
that tomorrow is a different tomorrow

Sometimes
a whisper
a cry
a tear
strikes us deep
and we jump
out of deep slumber
into the brisk rush
of truth
and sad reality
that we live in present.

Then
comes a moment
when tears turn to pearls
silence into music
emptiness into life
and we are just called
to open our eyes
and see
how small things create big changes
in the lives of nations.


(A poem that I want to dedicate to all people around the world, who are the victims of violence, injustices and the power politics of big powers)

(Farid Gul, June 6, 2009, London)