Alas!
My stony eye with a stony heart
Cannot capture the quandary
Of the masses!

I am the passive onlooker,
Living my mundane life!
The horrific consequences of conflict
Are best left alone on my TV screen.

Dubai
2015

Geeta Chhabra

From the book: Smash My Glass by Geeta Chhabra.

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