CRIME AND PUNISHMENT <br /> <br /> Who says modern man turns his face <br /> From thoughts about life and eternal things? <br /> A time was when people believed <br /> Our sins in the past birth revisit us in the present. <br /> The modern man with no time to lose, <br /> Impatient to act expects punishment meted out <br /> Here and now for what is done in past or present. <br /> Modern man devoid of human emotions, <br /> Programmed to be efficient in actions <br /> Is a fully charged robot in human shape, <br /> Makes mental balance sheet of his parents’ <br /> Deeds of omission and commission. <br /> Old age is the Day of Judgement. <br /> The young sit on judgement over the acts <br /> Of their elders; react by inflicting pain <br /> And offering sustenance grudgingly, <br /> Like the employees who pay income-tax. <br /> <br /> A S RATNAM<br /><br />AKELLA S. RATNAM<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/crime-and-punishment-5/
