When humans embraced humanity
Over a long period of time
Arts, Literature, Philosophy, Science
Continued to flourish and shine

And then came Technology
Followed by Management
To ease human workload
And make systems efficient

For a while it was good
And increased human leisure
Till it went overboard
And started to create pressure

Turning humans into robots
And the earth more polluted
Humanity perhaps superficial
And humaneness attenuated

Using the tools of Economics
To search for heartless rationality
And maximisation of personal gain
At the cost of values and morality

Did we miss a trick or two
In this mad rush to develop
In order to turn into super humans
Without a plan or a prop

The real danger to humans
Comes from within rather than without
Lurking danger of an unliveable earth
And sans a God to doubt

Subir Chakraborty / 1st March 2018