Yet Another War! 

What happened?  
Oh! Yet another war!  
I can hear sighs,  
I can hear cries, 
I can hear devastation,  
I can hear destruction. 

What happened? 
Oh! Yet another war!  
Was this our aim? 
They made humanity lose its name, 
They made humanity lose its fame 
What a shame! 

What happened?  
Oh! Yet another war!  
Compelled by others  
One fights one’s brothers — 
And the nation hardly bothers 
If hate prevails, and love smoulders. 

What happened? 
Oh! Yet another war!  
They could not stand the world's smile sweet 
They could not bear the world's greatest feats. 
And, thus, we fell prey to their beats  
Alas, is it not humanity's defeat? 

What happened? 
Oh! Yet another war! 

Ailina Khan is a student of Tagore International School, East of Kailash.