when hatred prevails;---

INCENDIARY ART (After  Guardian)

       when hatred prevails;---

       On the long day, a gunshot, sudden

     triggered from  his  tutored instrument,

      shed his blood  and   body motionless,

     a stupefaction for all surrounding;

      why this long query, why this angry mob,

      why some nonchalant, why this quandary,

       she questions herself at the altar of Church,

       not only for her, for many a passerby,

        this moment not trivial, but, crucial

        for a  life gone,  identity unclaimed,

       what for some question inwardly,

      some continue to argue, unanswered; 

      vans and school children pass,

      until cops come, his blood frozen,

      like the minds of many,  not pondering,

      still lingering in their own moods;      

      what matters for  you and me

      witnessing there for a while,

      not color, nor black or white,

     if rich or have-nots, what   matters most,

     which is lacking, which is wanting,

      the humane sense, human consciousness,

       human sense of care  and only   mutual care.