Of rights and duties: A poem

In the tourist hubs of plenty we prefer to be in action 

Disparity’s landfill grows larger when generosity takes a vacation 

To own our precious idols our temples must not be soiled 

The lamps of our privileges must burn with honour’s oil 

Undeserved are the harvests of choice if we fail to see 

what our duties, responsibilities and obligations be 

A right to acquire has a duty to share and care 

A right to a surfeit of free will must with morality bear 

There are arid fields where freedom doesn’t shine 

Rights for many are just rainbows for the blind 

Tyranny is the décor of nations built on greed of a few 

Frosty is the dawn of millions without enlightenment’s dew 

All flowers treat as equal regardless of their hues 

Circumspect are our rights, if discrimination we choose 

Doing unto others what we wish for ourselves be our duty 

Humanity is all the richer when the downtrodden share dignity’s bounty