Words

In a very beautiful land
At a corner of the world
There are people frightened
And in pain for the word

The roads are narrow
The words have shadow
Limpid terms and prose died
Purity could not be defined.

Many terms once popular
Have changed meaning
Name a few, they are
Home, Freedom, and Believing

Tuning to a favorite song
Or a rhythmic narration
Communicating to a
Friend of long duration
Reading an inspirational quotation
All are out of consideration.

Some other words such as
Leader, Vanguard, Assertion,
Trust, Fidelity, and Salvation
Now mean kinds of
Their respective antonymous

In a very beautiful land
At a corner of the world
The roads are narrow
The words have shadow
The stores of fallacy
The malls of sophistry
Open 24 hours a day,
Seven days a week
And they are just a block away!

Persian version available at http://www.persian.ws/poet/fullnews.php?id=112