Is There Non-Violence?

Can we seek non-violence

For the sake of rejecting violence?

‘violence’ and ‘non-violence’ being just the words

With both mutually opposing,

Can we ever find non-violence in reality?

People who wish to practice non-violence strictly

Have continued with their routine ways of violence

Non-violence being only said verbally, read in books 

And wished in mind, has been a beautiful but imaginary endeavor

For the purpose of hiding our violent living;

Are we aware of how non-violence could be in reality?

Having decided to practice it and desired to get recognized

As staunch followers of non-violence, we can never stop the violence;

We may try to slightly minimize or make some deviation from

Our ways of violence thereby deriving some gratification from it

But we continue to live by being attached to our violent ways;

The true meaning of non-violence is not to indulge in violence;

But it doesn’t mean that one may cause violence

By using abusive words instead of physically injuring on others

Non-violence means one must not indulge in violence

Through physical, words or deeds, either on oneself or on others,

Which is possible only when one is fully aware of his violent ways;

There is no use in just continuing to live by seeking non-violence

And no one else may be benefitted by doing so whatsoever

There is no point in finding an opposite word to every word

And use such words as our trump card to promote our corrupt life,

And instead, we must accept both within and openly

That we are actually living a life that is full of violence.