Killing a tiger—
that’s violence,
that’s inhuman.
Killing a lion is a crime,
killing a deer is sin.
But fishing—
catching fish—
is entertainment,
peaceful,
a way to connect with nature,
a pastime with friends.
No one calls
fishing inhuman.
Why?
Because fish do not have
vocal cords,
cannot scream,
cannot say,
“I too am alive.”
When one cannot speak,
killing becomes
entertainment,
a way to pass the time.
When society’s fish
cannot scream,
poetry speaks instead.
For the crushed, the oppressed,
poetry has
vocal cords.
Poetry can scream,
raise its voice.
For the voiceless, the powe
rless,
against power, cruelty, tyranny.
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Author:
Deepak Vohra (
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- Category: Sociopolitical
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Comments3
A beautiful write for the weak. I thought a long time ago that there was a time we thought those not of our color or religion were not human, then animals are not worthy of consideration now you bring up fish. What of plants they are living creatures too. Nicely done
In this poem, I have tried to highlight the plight of the voiceless. Using the metaphor of fish that cannot scream, I have exposed society’s indifference to silent suffering. Poetry is the voice of the oppressed—transforming silence into protest against cruelty, tyranny, and moral complacency.
Poetry can be the voice of the oppressed, the suffering - if the author so choses only. You have chosen. Let's hear more.
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