Diwali, the festival of.......

‘Bzzzzz bzzzzz’ the drill whirled;

‘Badump badump’ the heart thumped;

‘Gurgle gurgle’ the water overflowing the mouth;

‘Ngh Owww’ the groans echoed & the chatter went south.

The festival of light, love and sweet

Ended up on a dentist’s seat;

The child went loose,

The parents also, for one day, let their child choose;

But negligence of both 

Oral hygiene became sloth.

The worse got the grandparents,

Worsen the blood pressure and insulin (sugar) maintenance;

Lungs were already weak,

Can’t hear well, difficult to speak;

Dentist wasn’t the only clinic they went,

This festival brought more than one dent.

Even worse got the stray animals,

Yelping for help, scarred mental and physical.

Can’t hide with the sensitive ears 

Looking for safe haven, rolling down tears,

Social humans far from being ethical,

Counting their own mistakes, poor animals.

Even worse got the nature,

Ego and misinformation enveloped as culture.

Festival of light greeted with thick sheets of smock

Amavas (darkest) night transcends to darker days unlocked.

The worst got the Humanity

Basic human virtues turning to vanity

Religion and festival losing its true color

Harmony and unity turning to something minor.

Will this be our destiny, our fate

Being powerless and pawns at someone’s gate;

We still got the wiser words, ‘it’s never too late’

To dig in and find the humanity innate.

This Diwali,

Light up the streets, light up your world against ignorant greed; 

Burn the darkness engulfing instead of crackers fuming.

Diwali being the festival of light spread it around your vicinity, 

Love your fellow beings and spread happiness, this is the real divinity.