Time stood still

Time stood still

When nations fought at the peril of human lives,
guns shot, gunpowder spread,
Time stood still,
like a most obedient servant before his master,
with folded hands, with a ready to serve face,
Time stood still, allowing things to happen,

When epic battles are won and lost,
When ethics are violated,
Sages appeared and appealed to
deaf ears, the code of conduct,
Time stood still, allowing things to happen,

When the fight between sin and celestial continues,
Man in his audacity argues and amplifies,
Not what he has seen but what he wants to be,
Time stands still, as a passive looker on,
Time stands erect, making a mockery of man’s folly.