Fake Jewels

Fake Jewels

“Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but the truth.”
― Matthew Henry

i.
What if I start saying NO?
What if I return the hungry people hungry?
What if I pay no heed to black plastics
on the roadside?

ii.
What if I had a heart of coal?
What if I wore a diamond ring?
What if I only thought of myself
as an end not a means?

iii.
What if I was happy doing all these?
What if I had Mercedes on my doorstep?
What if I felt nothing and chased some
or the other thing fondly?

iv.
Will I still be content at the end of the night?
Will I still receive smiles and greetings
from strangers?
Will I still have an alive conscience?
Will I still be God’s child?

References:
https://pixabay.com/images/search/clouds%20view/
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/33087-peace-is-such-a-precious-jewel-that-i-would-give

Prerna Gupta

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