Life and Death and Mars Retrograde

In her mind she began to think
So much that she couldn't understand:
"What was right? What was wrong?"

And all her life, she tried to escape,
All that she could not stand.
Was she brave? Was she strong?

A life lived at ones own terms,
With no one to support or guide her,
No one to question her, no one to answer.

Insecurity and arrogance lived alongside,
One was her trait, the other she couldn't hide
So is she the woman of today? You decide.

And then it happened,
The war broke-out,
Not just in the world but inside the heart,
Everyone seemed to go through a phase,
Matter imploded into inner space,
Depression and tears began to flow,
Alcohol was on a high
The morale on a low
And every shoulder that was strong
Had sweat on its brow.

They turned towards spirituality
Gurus and Mantras began to flourish
The taveez was tied on their hands
To discourage black magic and bad luck
The demi-gods were never busier, ever
They were eulogized and hymns were sang,
And even in darkness the church bells rang.

Happiness seemed to elude
And the happy seemed to delude
But joy was absent in the class today,
So the teacher burned the school away.

Water, water everywhere
Malaria and influenza in the air
Some try to live and some to survive.
The hawkers cry "Come eat my contaminated ware,
I have to feed my child,
So you have to die"

They fight the war,
On what pretext?
Terrorism?
And what else is new?
They kill some of their "enemies"
And some of their own
And share the spoils and oils
And while the martyred mothers' cry
The inhumane authorities justify their cause,
"For the country your son a martyr became."

They all went to the astrologer for help
"Now you come to me", he said.
I cannot do much, I really can't.
This is all happening coz Mar's retrograde.
"All you can do, if you are really distrait,
Pray to God, that he makes him straight."

"Oh God, yes my wonderful God"
I pray, I pray, I really pray,
All those who went astray,
Please guide them to the right path,
Especially Mars, he went retrograde,
We seek your help, we seek your aid.