Let Us Redefine Our Civilisation

We live in an unequal society Where the poor live on less than a dollar a day And the rich wallow in the produce of materialism Is civilisation a state of the mind Or an ideology that has nothing to do with the clarity of consciousness? Should we equate civilisation to the notion of survival of the fittest? Is there a place for the spirit of humanity inside the ark of civilisation? Should we celebrate the shining wheels of materialism? Or should we weep for the decaying fabric of consciousness? Should we stand together on the pedestal of hope when others are frail and weak? Others are denied the means and resources to succeed Should we call ourselves civilised When we cannot denounce the horrendous state of inequality? Let the Covid-19 pandemic be our test as humanity We should make our choices clear Do we choose the dark path of exploitation, selfishness and hatred? Or should we enlighten our minds And let the veil that clouds our consciousness be lifted? We need to illuminate the path of our discourse And let those with higher forms of consciousness be in front This is the path of Light The substance of consciousness is God Let us all fear God and our existence will be secured The injustices of vaccine distribution is appalling Let us all stand up for humanity Let us uproot evil from the book of our civilisation And let the light of consciousness be our guide The Covid-19 pandemic is an apostrophe in the history of humankind Let us pause and reflect Let us pave a path of enlightenment Devoid of selfishness and wickedness Let us take our place inside the kingdom of God It is now or never that humanity can stand together It is now or never that civilisation can mean freedom, peace and prosperity for all Let us be an enlightened civilisation Inspired by the honourable Poet Md Zafar Alam Bhuiyan © Kenneth Maswabi