Curses

a poem by Rema Prasanna

The heat to humiliate, climate horrid
Rain the ruin, clogged the dreams
Nature so violent earth erratic
Sun to burn, sky to desolate
Birds to disturb, wild to attack
Rivers to stink oceans to kill
Traffic a menace, air polluted
Rules to ignore rulers to loot
Days a bore nights wicked
Prices so high, politics to corrupt
Bribes inevitable, greed the counterparts
Rich the worst, poor voiceless
Life a misery, men the cruel
Mean the mind, only to contempt