23 April, 2023
To the billions around
Know not what you have done
Feel not the pain or joy of it
For we are as blind as we can be
One small act changes it all
For a smile or word could
Either heal many a wound
Or mend the broken bonds
But the same shall not condemn
For evil neither heals nor mends.
Instead, it
Divides and crumples up, Trust on one
Or tarnish souls shattering hearts
So my dear ones, know
You’ve got another’s joy and pain
Tied together with your deeds
Acknowledge such and concur the gruesome evil
Enemies need not be
All in one bond and home
Together hand in hand
Change the world as we can
Fathima Huma Rinas
Grade 11
Muslim Ladies’ College
Colombo