In The Long Run
When the wind changes
It’s directions wildly
Do I need to change
Do I need to adapt
When I am not a ship
Crossing the oceans wide
Nor a rock, hillock or a mountain
Nor a blade of grass
What can I do
What should I do
Is survival that important
That I should bend my back
When I know I can think
Know good from bad
Morally and ethically
In the long run
Whether it’s politics
Or religion
©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Stick to your values even when the world around you is abandoning them. Great poem.
Thanks Sadje. But in a rapidly changing world this is a dilemma everyone is facing.
I know! Standing on principles is not easy. Compromises are the norm here.