Sulfur in the air
The crimson waters
Stooping mountains and weeping rivers
Battered spouses, raped womanhood
Orphans, bastards, grieving parenthood
Fear, death, murder and cries
Synonym of life

A nation: an image: blur
Shattered glasses-numerous reflections
Living with the wolves
Alligators and vultures
Sacrifices without reason
Assault and treason

Lives everywhere: lives nowhere
A habitat-isolated
A caravan-dispersed
Displaced souls, tortured minds
The uncertain dawn
The daunting dusks
Alms for extortion
Souls for revenge
Valueless corpses
Scattered, buried, pieces

Clueless flock: a witless ram
Blind disciples: cunning leaders
Blast! The usual morning alarm
Murder! The usual evening sign
Extortion! The new rights
Abduction! The reason of life
Cries, whines, screams, sirens
Effigies, strikes and the burning tires

HALT!

Lifeless curfew-not a soul to witness
Rule of the miscreants
A pregnant mother dies-no ambulance
A child dies-mines in school playground
Teachers amputee-did not teach war
Fleeing youths-fearing forceful recruit

Recognize me?
I used to be a nation-I still am!
Now in a transition-an indefinite wait
Life’s so lifeless now
Without those daily chaos routine
Awaiting eagerly for the next beginning
A beginning of a new war or a continuance thereof
War-an identity for me
My Nepal-My Pride!