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News of the Day 
 
Hijacking, extortion, 
Trespassing, raping , treason, 
Kidnapping for ransom, 
A drama so gruesome! 

Stabbing, shooting and killing, 
Planting bombs and blasting building, 
Burying in hundreds the innocents, 
Widespread unrest, arson, violence, 
Communal clashes, 
Nation’s treasures in ashes! 

Election rigging, 
Spying, smuggling! 

Raiders haul millions in bank! 
Rocket hits oil tank! 

Threatening, assaulting, garroting, 
Revolting, boycotting, rioting! 

Discrimination, derisive ride, 
Suppression, torture, genocide! 
Emergency, curfew, dictatorship 
Scanning, banning, censorship! 

These are the news of the day, 
Great trade of the world in decay! 

Trickery and terrorism - 
Manifestations of man’s innerism 
Rocketing into an age of cannibalism! 
What triggers really this monkeyism? 
     Exploding population? 
     Or the effect of education? 

Where is love gone? 
When were the sacred books torn? 
Brotherhood, co-operation, unity, 
Tolerance, sacrifice, charity, 
Service, sincerity, benevolence, 
Discussion, discretion, deference, 
Duty, responsibility, 
Justice, credibility - 
Where are they? 
Oh, where are they? 

Pooh, we can walk on the moon well, 
Not on the earth on which we dwell!