constxllations

Ten

The Ten Commandments given to man

forbidding greed, murder and covetousness;

Yet here we are murdering the Earth,

Deaf to its cries,

Blind to its wounds;

We carry on our murderous exploits

guilt-free.

 Nine

9.461x10¹²

a light year.

Each galaxy is separated

by eighty thousand light years

Yet we never planned on a getaway

Why?

Because there is no Planet B.

 Eight

Eight planets in our solar system

Yet not one

that has the incredulous ability to support life

Yet here we are

taking for granted the protection we freely receive

Eight hours;

the average time a human sleeps

No wonder why

we choose to 'sleep on it.'

 Seven

Seven continents, a seven-billion population,

seven wonders of the world

All co-existing

with the least co-operation,

Our egos clash

We're waging wars;

Pity, how we thought our home could

afford to pay the heavy price of our skirmishes.

 Six

Six days of creation

the outcome of which

is a beautiful blue planet,

that teems with life and colours

But we would rather bedeck our houses

Is the Earth not your home?

 Five

Five superpowers

USA, UK, Russia, France, China

Here to safeguard our virtues

peace and equality

Here to stand for democracy

however forced it may seem

Establishing the sole superpower-

the main agenda,

But what about the very land

the sole of your foot rests upon?

Or are you that insensitive,

summoning sensitivity when it comes down

to the safeguarding of your own assets;

the Earth you never considered your own.

 Four

Four aids to help you discern,

Two eyes and two ears,

both to see and to hear,

saving our home is our top priority;

So use your aids to foresee and foretell.

 Three

Three lights in a traffic signal for resources-

Red says 'stop'- Know it's time to look for an alternative

Ochre says 'wait'- It's time to regenerate

Green says 'go'- Remember, we're using within limits

Yes, Neo-determinism is as easy as one-two-three.

Two

Two poles

The North and the South are calling

summoning all the help they can gather

We can collectively tend to the ice caps

from withing the boundaries of our own houses.

 One

One Earth

One accessible solar system

One thought

can pave the way

to a limitless possibility

a truth so vicious

it sets all things in place;

We are aware,

now we practice

Unfathomable ransoms demand hasty payments-

So pay up.

 Zero

Zero possibilities,

Zero chances

for when the Earth has lost

its will

to live on for its gluttonous perpetrators-

Nothing for you

Nothing for me,

Zero signs of life,

Zeroes,

was all it took

to breach numerous lands

invade nations

devour people

knowing no boundaries

respecting no ethnicities

 one invader

possessing no chariots and horses

no army, no military prowess

no nuclear power

no allies

but caused over several thousand casualties

 one invader

who paid no heed to the sheer superiority of nation against nation,

to the heaps of wealth accumulated (you could try and offer him all you could possibly afford)

to the political wing your loyalty lies with (you could try and explain your right ideology to him)

 one invader was all it took

to divide the earth into seven continents

seven continents into 195 countries

with innumerable cultures

over several billion people as many as specks of sand

establishing the norm where

each country for itself, each man for himself  

 one invader

who mercilessly conquered-

who didn’t quite comprehend the concept of political boundaries-

(you could try drawing them but you couldn’t possibly explain them to the invader)

he ruthlessly murdered your wives, your husbands, your children, your mothers and fathers.

 one invader

was all it took

to make it as simple and concrete as-

the survival of the fittest-

rendering the senile at the mercy of the state

rendering the senile as a liability

rendering the senile, helpless

 one invader

was all it took

to render a population helpless at whose mercy

your economies- draining like water (mind you this isn’t a leaking tap but a flash flood)

drain your funds, your treasuries

only to form a perfectly (dysfunctional) state

 and the earth

whom you consider the source of your prosperity

doesn’t seem to mind this invader so much

because this invader gave your so-called ally

freedom from its captors

space to breathe

time to regenerate

scope for restoration;

before the earth turns against you,

oh you divisive in nature,

mind you-

1.  a certain uncertainty that lingers at the back of my head

My jittery heart gallops like a seasoned racehorse-

running the definite course with several other veteran competitors,

I’m anxiously biding my time,

I dread treading the very course I’ve been training for since I can remember;

yet I find myself clumsily dragging myself across what I can effortlessly caper,

because,

even this

feels like a rampant marsh, desiring to siphon me down.

I want to feel certain of known territory

(the way I know the lines strewn across your palm)

(the way I know the contour lines across your face)

(the way I know the curves your smile makes)

 2. infinitesimal changes to my daily mundane being

The sudden mass casualty in my aquascape

that owed its (uncalled-for) destruction to infinitesimal particles,

like poison in a fully functional system,

I fear a slight change in my mother’s temperament,

I fear a hint of desire as a result of familiar longing that does not end well,

I fear a certain emptiness in an infamous conversation,

I fear a hint of disrelish in the intentions of an amiable peer.

I fear nano-scale changes-

much like a drop of water causes perceptible unrest in the form of ripples in still water.

 3. immobility that threatens to paralyze

I fear that love will render me paralyzed-

the way I felt

(when I was inadvertently plummeted into the depths of a hauntingly beautiful lake)

when I couldn’t breathe, when I couldn’t gasp for air

when I had hit rock-bottom

deliberately immobile

I fear I won’t fight back (at least not again)-

that I’ll succumb to my injuries for the lack of desperately wanting to be numb

the adrenaline that amounts to passionate euphoria,

the fireworks that amount to volcanic eruptions when I’m with you;

I fear not being able to feel at all.

 4. paradoxes that cause wars with values

I fear that I’ll be branded as inconsiderate,

for wishing to be selectively considerate.

I fear I’ll be deemed selfish

for wanting to choose better for myself

I fear not being able to justify my choices.

Tell me, am I inconsistent with my values,

if I want my world to revolve around me?

You’re mind is a mess of unfinished thoughts, deciphering your mind is not my job, Imaginations unfathomable, Deep in your heart lies the key, I am constrained to flee,

He said he’d never leave you, but compared you to an impossible garden of thorns, You’d spend your nights trying to be softer, you’d spend hours trying to tame those demons, but they’re drowning you.

He said he loves you more than anything, but compared you to his nightmares, said that you needed to be tamed, you’d light matches to burn remnants of your mind, but it just wouldn’t go away, would it?