The Date with Fate
written by: Chandrika R Krishnan
@chandrikakris1
He came home dripping wet, to a mother’s happy sigh.
Relieved to see her family back in her coop,
Safe from the pelting rain and the howling squall,
Though, bringing much-needed relief to the scorching land.
And just as suddenly, he found himself pinned to the ground,
With the wet raincoat half-wrapped around him.
He just about turned his head,
To see life, ebb from his mother’s eyes.
Unknown to him, the illegal hoarding shook from its moorings,
Coming crashing down on homes’ housing dreams.
Killing fifteen and injuring dozens
Of those innocent victims one of too many
Who is to blame? The questions came..
The media agency that broke rules?
Or the storm that struck suddenly?
The civic- authorities for their systemic failure?
Or the politicians with their deep-rooted corruption?
To all those who were injured or worse
They never did envision a date with their cruel fate.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
The event was as real as it gets but the poem is purely based on my imagination and not based on any real person-alive or dead.
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