SECULAR NATION

You ask the question
‘Will a Jew be less Jewish skull-cap-bereft?’
‘Will scarf-less heads put Islam to shame?’
You seem to think of ‘others’ as
Plotters to tear apart your hearts.
Think about it, my friend,
‘With your “secularity” implemented,
Will your blood stained glasses stop
Showing you cruel intent in innocent eyes?’
‘Will your gaze become less colored now
After ages of accumulated myopia?’
Let horses be horses and carts, carts.
Teach each to respect each.
Plant love in your dry vision
Can’t you see that differences
Are seen only if you see them?

-C.DEEPESH