O. P. ARORA
Anguish
Anguish
the stony statue
sitting in my soul
prodding, provoking
sprouting, spreading its tentacles…
Like a precious treasure
I protected it
embraced it
lived by it…
One day
a light flashed
I realized
it had only
debased me, demeaned me, defeated me…
Surgical knife!
I operated upon it
took it out
threw it into the deep sea…
Everything melted…
Miracle!
It became love
I became love…
Like in a surgical operation
remnants always remain
it too does bother me
at times
but I snub it…
Unheeded, it goes back
into the limbo…
With my pestilent past
I made peace.
Now, I am at peace.
The world too is at peace.
Nowhere
What road?
This or that
do you reach anywhere?
Here, there, anywhere
how does it matter?
It’s all, nowhere…
What destination?
Every destination
sickens you soon
urges you to a new destination…
Realization dawns
sooner or later
all restlessness, meaningless
all struggle, futile
all collection, possession, acquisition
a big burden…
Everything ends up
in stupefaction, depression…
Life
or lifelessness
gradually drives you
inch by inch
to the final destination…
Tango Of Violence
Violence
man’s bane
smears his face
with red, horror and shame…
Violence
turns the devil in him
into a Dracula
defeats godliness…
Animal too
look at him
with disgust and wonder…
Violence
self-deceptive, self-destructive
dehumanizes man
defies Nature too…
Primitivism prevails
evolution fails…
Why wars
when you can live in peace
why hatred
when you can have the bliss of love
why destroy
when you can create
why ugliness
when you can bathe in beauty
why be a beast
when you can be a man?
O. P. ARORA
Dr O. P. ARORA is a renowned poet, novelist and short story writer.
Seven volumes of his poems have endeared
him to the readers and critics alike. His love for Nature, his penetrating
social insight and his philosophical profundity lend a unique charm to his
writings. His poems have been published in almost all the leading literary journals
and have been generously included in most of the prominent anthologies.
Exclusive full-length chapters on his poetry have appeared in various
significant studies made by celebrated poets / critics on Indian English
Poetry. He has been awarded Certificates of Excellence consecutively for two
years, in 2018 & 2019, by The Poetry Society of India for his poems in
their prestigious anthologies. Some of his poems have been translated into
Spanish and Portuguese. His three novels and a collection of his short stories
have been highly appreciated as the true portrayal of contemporary India. He
has an excellent academic record culminating in his Doctorate in English
Literature from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has taught in Delhi
University for nearly four decades.
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