The life that snuggled inside the womb, <br />Felt the earthly tremors that had spelled doom; <br />There wasn’t much standing, not even a room, <br />As the once tall abode became a tomb. <br /> <br />Mummy please tell me what's going on outside, <br />I really don't know, am I safe inside? <br />There's no big hurry, my time I'll bide, <br />For once I'm born I'd have to run & hide. <br /> <br />Today it was the earth that was shaking, <br />A week ago the hurricane blowing; <br />The rains it was that caused all the flooding, <br />Last year the Tsunami & a discotheque burning. <br /> <br />And don't forget the bombs & the guns, <br />Spreading their messages, all violent ones; <br />Wherever one turns, wherever one runs, <br />They're snuffing out lives of our daughters & sons. <br /> <br />Let's say all's well & peaceful & nice, <br />Complacency comes at a terrible price; <br />Life today is a roll of the dice, <br />It's all about playing cat & mice. <br /> <br />You brace yourself against all odds, <br />And come out on top, thanking the Gods; <br />Just when you think you've done enough to be Lord, <br />You'll be cut down to size by some poor sod. <br /> <br />That's life as it is, on top one day, <br />The pits maybe the very next day; <br />So listen Mom to what I've got to say, <br />I'll be where I am, 'tis a nice place to stay. <br /> <br />Mom I think I do know what's going on outside, <br />I also do know that I'm safe inside; <br />There's no hurry at all, my time I'll bide, <br />For now I don't want to run & hide.<br /><br />Jaideep G.C.<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-want-to-be-born/
