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DevaDas Menon

Drama

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DevaDas Menon

Drama

The Shadows Of Sadness

The Shadows Of Sadness

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I look at the front page of the newspaper

A murder, a bombing, a swindle.

On further pages, I read about rape, domestic violence dowry death.

A silent question enters my mind.

Is this our world?

Are we ever free from violence?

Is this a Damocles sword hanging over our heads?

I see the obituary page.

The dead faces stare back at me.

Then just below the dead faces', I see, the,

Photo of a young smiling boy, announcing,

His fifth happy birthday, wishing him joy.

From family, friends, and relatives.

Now for the dead, I have no sympathy, for,

They are no more a part of this sickness.

But in those happy smiling face;

Ready to walk into a violent world,

That awaits his footsteps, I can see,

The gathering shadows of sadness.


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