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The Devil and the Soul, by Kumar Vikrant

16/7/2021

 
The monotony daunting, soul-crushing,
Wake up, shower, eat, work, repeat.
The slaves toiling away till the night-time,
The high-rise, a sanctuary, or a prison?

Students work hard and study,
For what, to become a slave or a slave-master?
The sole dream of earning big bucks,
As hollow and inferno-like as the devil’s abyss?

People selling their souls to the devil, compassion on the back burner.
Zombies coming out of their dens on the weekends, like ants emerging from a hive.
Soulless beings walking the nigh-time streets, raving in the clubs,
Booze overflowing, music blaring, humanity non-existent.

The architecture of belief, philosophy, and morality, what the hell is that?
Isn’t happiness our goal, drugs the key, and money the medicine?
Humanity keeps sinking as success is defined by wealth alone,
An angry generation, hamster on a running wheel.
Mary Wallace
17/7/2021 03:32:55 am

Surely there are some redeeming moments in the hell you have described.

Sue Clayton
17/7/2021 05:54:37 am

Disturbing invitation to soul-search, Kumar.

Bill Sells
27/7/2021 01:59:36 pm

Loved "The architecture of belief, philosophy, and morality, what the hell is that?" Doesn't fit the rest, does it? Nicely done!


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