Friday, February 1, 2013

Friday's Children by Afzal Moolla


The Burning of Manuscripts



1

The hubris of religious bigotry,

is chilling,

as ancient manuscripts are torched,

and,
burnt to cinders.


2

The searing furnace of fanaticism,
rages on and on,

while,
history itself vanishes,

amidst the smouldering embers.


3

The arrogance of prejudice,

in all its countless incarnations,

runs amok,
ablaze with self-righteous conceit,

as the smoke billows,

smearing a greying sky,
with the ashes of history,

above a library in Timbuktu.


Copyright © 2013 by Afzal Moolla


This rant is written in responce to a recent terrorist attack by Islamist rebels in Mali where they burned a library to the ground that contained many ancient scrolls and manuscripts.






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