Oh! Why?

You live and you die Why? Why do you go And make others cry? Why does every life End up in a sigh? Why do we live If we have to die? Is there anyone out there Who can answer my Whys? It is very painful to see Orphaned children cry. Husbands and wives Having empty beds to lie. Why is death so ruthless? God so thoughtless? Why does He bring us To this world? Gives us feelings And relations To love, care Smile and cry... And then we tend to become 'Emotionless'. Clutching a heavy heart Yet standing in this world All alone - motionless. Showing our 'strong' selves And our 'masked' faces. Though we all feel weak And so very vulnerable - In the mighty throes of Death. O God! Why are you so Careless, Mindless, Heartless... Giving us a life That is so very pointless B'cos the day we die We lose everything. No relations No home No family No love No kisses nor cuddles Going away alone To a world unknown How frightening and lonesome Can that solitary feeling be... Leaving our loved ones Behind And a life so futile Like so many lives Being put to death Day in and day out Countless, Ceaseless... God! Come to Earth And feel for yourself What it is to live And to die - Loved ones crying Before one's bleary eyes As one passes away... And bereaved ones Mourning in agony For years - Many more... Oh! Why? Oh! Why? Oh! Why? Why do we have to live If we all have to die... The loss of a loved one Is so very painful - As if we all live to lose And every day We live to die... (This poem is dedicated to Radha Mami, a lovely lady who lost her life to Cancer on October 6th' 2007.)