It's Ok Only If...

The world is full of chaos and peace. While we create chaos and get tangled in it, peace rather comes naturally to bail us out, of that labyrinth of falsehood, violence and hatred.

I wrote this poem focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

It's Ok Only If… It's ok to stop the change makers, It's ok to stop the peacemakers, It's ok to spread hatred & anger, It's ok to fight brutal battles. It's ok to snatch opportunities Of distressed and poor, It's ok to rain them down With torture, It's ok to force a ban. It's ok only if, You have another plan, To find them solutions to hunger. It's ok only if, Happiness you can spread, By providing them a loaf of bread. You can do all the criminal offence, Only if that can bring better prospects, Only if it can fill their future With bright aspects. But alas! No, This injustice won't bring The dawn of peaceful civilization, It will only bring devastation. Why to create more problems, When you already have a solution, In form of, Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.

- Rumish Ali Saif