Contemporary Literary Review India | eISSN 2394-6075 | Vol 4, No 2: CLRI May 2017

Dr. Javed Latoo

When he reached a fork in his road

When he reached a fork in his road

Standing ambivalent and perplexed

Not sure which path should he tread?

One leading to an abode of Heaven

With all its serenity, nobility and bliss;

Or one leading to a circus of Hell

With family, friends, and neighbours

All waiting to receive him there.

His heart longed for a kingdom of tranquillity

Yet his mind was enticed to one

Full of action, company and familiarity.

I know some of us have a beautiful mind

I know some of us have a beautiful mind,

Able to explore the origins of this World,

Life and Mind; reveal the secrets of

The Heavens and Earth;

Reflect on their inner and outer world.

I also know our minds are consumed with

A fire of anger, envy, and vengeance;

Afflictions of bigotry, deceit, greed,

Hypocrisy and maliciousness;

Ailments of addiction, anxiety, and selfishness.

With our enduring vanity, unhappiness, knavery, and

Ability to kill our own kind, unlike other animals,

I often wonder If

Humans have paid a heavy price for

This unique endowment of Reason?

Dr. Javed Latoo is a UK-based senior doctor, honorary lecturer, and a medical Editor. In his spare time, Dr. Latoo writes poetry. His poems have been published in various literary and medical journals. His first published collection of poems is Gushing Fountain: A Collection of Poems (2015).

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