Goodness Provokes

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I do not harm people

But people harm me.

Come on, do not act;

Behaving to be innocent.

Oh! Yes, please do believe me

Goodness can be provoking

Assassination

of Mahatma Gandhi.

Bernard Shaw on Mahatma's death

approximately quoting,

"His death shows

it is dangerous to be good."

What should our option be?

Good as Truth Prevail Sooner or Later,

that may be!

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Rachel Da Angel's picture

This is an awesome poem Jayati!! I absolutely loved it!! Why is it though, that the nicest people always get dumped on? They do nothing wrong but yet they always get hurt. It's not fair! Well again, awesome poem!!!!!!

~Rachel