by closing your own eyes <br />you can't stop others <br />seeing the light <br /> <br />by closing your own ears <br />you can't stop the sound <br />reaching others <br /> <br />by closing your nostrils <br />you can't stop odour <br />spreading to others <br /> <br />action of only yours <br />seldom mars or bars <br />the laws of nature<br /><br />Somanathan Iyer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/laws-of-nature-2/