From the murder of a brother
for land and house.
To the riots and fights
for eating of cows.

From the gang rape of Nirbhaya
and countless other girls.
To the attack on Taj
killing commons and officers.

From the religion based fights
thousands in number.
To the politics in it
weaving through the blunders.

From the bombing of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki with it.
To the slaughtering after partition
without shame or any guilt.

From building the Wall of Berlin
which tore people apart.
To the concentration camps by Nazis
and the torture that was its part.

When countless wars were fought
that bathed places in blood.
And the gruesome aftermaths of them,
led into another.

When amidst all the war,
if a spark tried to shine.
It was pulled into the depths
and silenced or it died.

It is in all this that we see.
That we sense. That we feel.
The evolving of humans,
From behind all the veils.

With hearts of icy stone
and 'values' thrown in dumpsters.
When the masks lay forgotten
and the pretenses all fallen.

That is when,
the truth hits us hard.
Realizing that we are changing
into monsters with no hearts.

                                                                      - Rosa