Defiance

O we stifle Nature with indignant nature

Only as far as consciousness can wander

Whispering of the forest and valley echoes

Fails to reach the senses; false interpretations

Have made profound impact on existence

Anxious network of incoherent thoughts

Sorrowful conflicts and insecurities galore

Brittle frames nervously hold afflictions

Seeds have not yielded healthy ideas

Weak roots and branches helpless

Hollowness carved with incisive negativity

Echoes the future of powerlessness

Aggressive burrowing and empty promises

~Amitav