25 March 2025

Human Misery

Chengis Khan is credited 
For controlling an eventual
Population explosion as
He killed millions.

Norman Borlaug is blamed 
For the Green Revolution as
He might have saved a billion
From starvation.

The famines and plagues
Have eaten up a good number 
Of people often. To keep the 
Population in check.

And something as simple as
Washing hands with soap
Has doubled life expectancy 
Within no time.

Where should we draw the line?
Who should we categorically 
Blame for the miseries of
Humankind?

The pandemics, disasters.
Modern medicine and the 
Wars that were stopped.
Could we have planned them all?

Should we think at a species 
Level at all or leave it to chance 
To simply eat, mate, reproduce 
Till we're flushed into the
Existential indifference?

Or we should up the game 
To blame someone better?
Like the stars, planets or aliens. 
The spaceships anyway 
Are on their way.