No esteem for poor man
Please understand
For a world so distorted
Respect is through your wallet
Or thru a gun in your hand

Lessons for Life
Mind floats in the hazy wilderness
Of spirit, soul and consciousness
An enigma of nature
Where is the future?
No books and no preacher
In the life of a seeker
You are alone and
You are your own teacher.

Drink the patriotic brew
Wars have to continue
Population gullible
Hunger  insatiable
Hindu,  Muslim, Christian, Jew
What’s a lie and what’s true
Years ago I wish I knew
All depends on how you treat
Make a juicy balance sheet
For every woman every man
Put in  your business plans                
Bombs blasts are sellable
Bullets cute and feasible.
Manageable  profitable
What is lie and  what is true
Wars have to continue
Drink the patriotic brew
Why we made this world a zoo
I don’t have a *******  clue.
                            Shakeel Khan ©
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Hell on Earth©
Since long before your birth
Hell has ****** the earth
No justice and no pearly gates
Genocides with no escape
The world is blind and silent
Punishment of the innocent.
Orders of the tyrants  
See how leaders are compliant.
                                        Shakeel Khan

Expect nothing for good deeds
So many birds in captive freed
Virtues never stamped on face
Heroes act in silent ways
                                                Shakeel Khan
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They manipulate
Locked behind  
The mental gate
Devoid of slumber
Just a number
Are you happy  
With your fate?
From your birthday
To your grave
Nothing but a slave

Shakeel Khan Copyright Shakeel Khan© 2024 all rights reserved

Rubaiyat XVII



I’m no servant in a palace when
I am not the type to jump on bell                                                                      
I don’t need no  job in heaven
I have ruled the flames of hell
                            

~Shakeel Khan
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