Omar Wani

March 4, 2022

Love in the marketplace

It doesn't plug the problem,
It doesn't fill the space,
It's no longer in demand,
It's celebrations are damp,
Love is no longer viable.

You are on the phone a lot
You are watching too much TV,
That Ukrainian explosion seems like a scene from M:I,
Their political boss jumps into the army suit,
Someone in Bollywood must be thinking of a script,
Because love is no longer viable.

There are those who want a crisis concert
So funds can be raised for a cause that must be cared for,
And you're constant on selling poverty and blind to peoples resilience,
Because love is no longer viable.

All tragedies unseen,
All recovery plans long term - they need a budget!
All powers divide to keep their seats,
No one really steps to pay attention.
It's the age of the speed, and appropriation,
Because love is no longer viable.

You pay a man respect or hold a friend's hand with care
and it is seen with suspicion. 
Don't you want anything in return, or do you want me,
Or there is lingering doubt preceding what could be possible-
Because love, simply, is no longer viable.

'Change yourself first, don't mind what happens'
A long way, still, for human kind-
We forget that our lifetimes are a dot in the continuum,
But how would we know with closed eyes-
Can't you see that love is no longer viable! 

The guru goes in trance on the holy night,
And all hail the guru. 
But when and how would we come out of ours,
All fail around us.
Love no longer is viable, and see what we're selling! 

About Omar Wani

Thank you for reading my mails to the world. These includes notes on love, experiences, observations, and reminders (many times to myself) about how I live by the day, day by day.

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