River- a source of power

(From my poetry Collection 'Signatures')

River is a weakness

River is a weakness

for many of us;

beg your pardon

May I use the word

for all humanity?

Or am I not qualified

to use it

not the one duly

licensed to wear

the garb of a Messiah?

Please permit me

for a while.

Settling us to idle

On the banks river rushes on

to meet the inevitable;

we raise civilizations

by sides idling ourselves

in the tidings of time wrap.

River is indeed a weakness;

it unwraps the wolf

within us throwing off

the garb we fancied to wear;

for our civility make up;

when water laughs at our tears

we burn buses and trains

fight and kill with bombs.

leaving passport and visa formalities

over the created boundaries

River runs like nuns

betrothed to the saviour ;

Heaven bound, silently.

People worship

River as life source

and mix it with blood run;

making River a source of power

To cover up  our weakness?

Vaiyavan