On the occasion of International Peace Day, time to revisit this string of thoughts.
More than twenty-five years back, the Berlin Wall fell,
Wounds are deep, recovery is slow, and scars we can still tell;
All over the world, other walls and wired borders continue to thrive and exist,
Across all continents, divisions made by humanity itself subsist.
Then we have the softer walls which continue to be invisible,
Human prejudices prevail, sprouting walls which are terrible;
Hatreds rage anew, based on our religion and the color of our skin,
Women face a glass ceiling, their cries of anguish lost amongst the din.
Gated communities, protected precincts and high security malls,
Castes, economic disparities, internet accessibility, the unseen firewalls;
Trade protectionism, citizenship, human migration and the languages that we use,
Levels of literacy and healthcare, financial dealings where stakeholders face abuse.
These are only some of the soft walls we have managed to build up over time,
Pulling these down would…
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ashokbhatia 
I agree about breaking down barriers etc – except for the bulletproof panel that now protects the Pieta in the Vatican since someone attacked it with a hammer. Funny that you should choose that particular sculpture to illustrate your post!
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Thank you for your comment.
The level of intolerance appears to be going up all the time. Hence the need for us to propagate more of such messages!
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