No one guards the city ( Poem)



| by Basil Fernando
[October 10, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka Guardian]

No one guards the city
The King himself comes at night
Shoots a few
Laughs and returns to the Palace.

No one guards the city
Many takes to sealing
Some rape freely
Killings of the body and mind

No more drama or plays
To lift the heart.
In real live itself
Violence appears in thousand forms.

No one guards the city
The King himself comes at night
Shoots a few
Laughs and returns to the Palace.