Of Religion, Humanity and Love...

Of late, I find no solace

in the name of Allah, God or Christ.

Witnessing the shredding rituals of sorrow,

history of a thousand years lay naked.

The colors of celebrations spattered in crimson,

as if, were never sacred.

When a bomb goes off,

I ransack the tidbits, 

spring clean my mind;

unfolding the corners,

for solace I wish to find.

But, all I hear...

a war panning out in distance,

war for money, war for oil, 

or is it a War for Pride?

In the name of Allah, God or Christ, 

We all stand divide.

Now I shed the cloak of religion, 

in it, I wish to soak no more.

But dear humanity, remind yourself,

of unpalatable truths;

with time, you harvested as you sow.

You authored chapter after chapter-

Jews, Muslims, Sikhs

and no one was spared;

all died, rich, poor and innocent.

Learn from history;

Let love be the guiding light,

Bring the silver lining of happiness to cherish forever and ever.

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair 

~ Gilbert K Chesterton ~