It is useless to pour water <br />To a downward pot <br />Though it is necessarily critical <br />In a drought of thirst <br /> <br />Person in pretence of sleep <br />It is difficult to wake up <br />Though it is necessarily critical <br />In a moment of danger <br /> <br />Adorable words accent and gestures <br />For the means of democracy <br />It is a witch of crazy <br />Though it is necessarily critical <br />In a state of power egoism <br /> <br />Forging smirking before the people <br />To conciliate hearts for votes and power <br />It is matter of fact today <br />Though it is necessarily critical <br />In a reflection before the mirror <br /> <br />Down to earth deconstruction <br />To purify the heart and mind <br />It is a matter of duty the day <br />Though it is necessarily critical <br />In the age of e- enlightenment<br /><br />Udaya R. Tennakoon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-is-a-matter-of-faces/
