Still not a Cynic

Mir Mahboob Ali

I would love to trust my fellow beings

Have faith in goodness of mankind

But very few possess the quality

Of compassion, piety and integrity.

I have not turned a cynic, irrevocably,

Because I still have faith in God the Almighty.

Deep down in my soul,

A churning desire swirl,

To cleanse the world

Of its filthy trash

Bit by bit a mountain,

Accumulated over the years.

Far beyond my reach,

Is a Titanic, Herculean task.

Saddened, I only brood,

Crippled by my rage.

Not at the injustices and disparity,

Mad at my inexcusable inability.

I have not turned a cynic, thankfully,

Because I still have faith in God the Almighty.