-Anushka Saha


A gasp of air,
A cry for help,
A gunshot,
A death sentence.
Only takes a second,
To change the course of one’s life.

How an infinitely small unit of time,
Holds the potential to destroy the only thing,
Man will never be able to resurrect.
And yet we treat life so carelessly,
As an object of our prejudice,
Subject to our whims and fancies.
And yet we cherry pick who deserves to live and who deserves to
die,
Because the melanin in their skin blinds our judgement.

Strange how we claim the right to destroy something,
When we don’t have the power to create it.
And then raise our voices to justify these acts of atrocity as mere
human folly.
What we don’t understand is the ripple effect is already in motion,
And we are not prepared to bear its brunt.
Not today. Not ever.


#lifebeyondcolour

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Raw Whispers Magazine, edition 2.

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