HAPPY TO BE ALIVE!!
Happy to be alive!! The first two stanzas of the poem describe the feelings of a man living in a war-torn nation. However, after a decade, the war has ended finally, and the man is relieved....and happy to be alive!!! (the last stanza of the poem depicts this) I see countless, Daily dying in distress, Due to such ghastly wars, I see many cringed, Behind closed doors, In fear, shedding silent tears, I ask God to lead, And say, keep me happy and alive, I see men burned, I see women being raped, And children being orphaned, And souls being shattered, All this joy the world had, has faded, And amidst the dead, I pray to God with hands folded, And say, keep me happy and alive, Over the past decade, each day I would wake, With news of casualties and more cries, It gave me heartbreak, And the pain just couldn’t heal, Yet relieved is how, After the war, I feel now, I thank god, with closed eyes, And emphatically say, I am h...