THE MISSING LINK

–Apurba k Khound |

It was a big leap forward

in physical evolution

when a primate learned

to stand on its two feet

making the spinal cord

upright !

It was time for the ‘human’

to graduate from the animal

kingdom to climb up the ladder

of civilization, burying the

animalistic past !

Along the way, the ‘man’

learned to clothe its

body and the mind,

heralding the dawn of

civilised living !

Territorial fiefdom is

integral still, in the new

order of the day,

justice, equity and human rights

lurking behind the facade of paramount territorial

interests !

The human mind is

basking in glory

breaking unimaginable

new frontiers every day,

like the gleeful child

getting to touch things

kept out of reach by

caring parents !

Mind, the other half of

Evolution, left alone by

Darwin,

is roaring ahead with all

stakes stacked,

at a breakneck speed,

with brakes in nobody’s

hand !!