IS DEATH A NUMBER?

One, two, three, four

Count the numbers

Hated this maths as a kid

Thrust on us by God knows who

Is life a number?

One, two, three, four

Count the numbers

Bullets spray around

Bombs blast around

Who allows these numbers?

One, two, three, four

Count the numbers

Hundreds dead

Thousands injured

Why make us count these numbers?

One, two, three, four

Count the numbers

Survivors are fortunate numbers

The Dead are the forgotten numbers

Ain’t we sick of these numbers?

One, two, three, four

Count the numbers

Religions created for love

Targeted for hate

Do we really need these spiritual numbers?

One, two, three, four

Animals can’t count

Only a man can

Why not be back to the primitive ages

Do we need these numbers?

One, two, three four

Count the numbers

Hate this maths even now

Thrust on us by God knows who

Is death a number?

---- Suresh M Iyer