The Wisdom of the Goat of Behrampada

The Wisdom of the Goat of Behrampada, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

says the wise goat of behrampada close to the office of a political party

the fire
the destruction
will soon fade away from
public memory
other matters need
the politicians attention
dont you see
how could structures
four floors high
like a tower of babel
held by iron channels
actually
on a repair permission
allowed to be built
illegally
hopes
dreams
buried
in the debris
life lived precariously
where even god
gives no guarantee
assembly elections
round the corner
an issue politicized
completely
law and order governance
apathy
narrow lanes of death
ladders leading to the sky
illegal electrical connections
safety and prevention
gone to the dogs
death doing its rounds free
those who built castles in the sand
the future did not foresee
a tear rolled down
the cheek of humanity
the sacrificial wise goat
ponders
at the foolishness of man
silently
paper wings
trying to touch
fiery eternity
vulnerable fragile
man at the mercy of
mortality