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Surviving October 27, 1962
You, the owners of the land and sea,
have you seen the Apocalypse flee.
Have you felt, the screech of war demons,
that brings, fear of the end, for humans.
And if, you did hear, its deadly screech,
touting Armageddon, in its reach.
Will you blend, into your twisted faith,
and bound yourself, to give up in wraith.
Or wage a war, on humanity,
pleasing spirits, of calamity.
Or give, your feeble mind, peace a chance,
a desperate hope, you should've glance.
And triumph, thinking rationally,
like the calm one, comrade Vasily.
By Jophin Kulangara © 27-Oct-2022
This poem is written in honour of Soviet Navy officer, Vasily Arkhipov (1926 - 98) who saved the world on October 27, 1962 from a third world war that would have been a nuclear Armageddon. The Soviet submarine officer Vasily, averted a nuclear war by convincing his submarine Captain to revert his order not to launch a nuclear torpedo on the Atlantic fleet of US for their provocative actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
have you seen the Apocalypse flee.
Have you felt, the screech of war demons,
that brings, fear of the end, for humans.
And if, you did hear, its deadly screech,
touting Armageddon, in its reach.
Will you blend, into your twisted faith,
and bound yourself, to give up in wraith.
Or wage a war, on humanity,
pleasing spirits, of calamity.
Or give, your feeble mind, peace a chance,
a desperate hope, you should've glance.
And triumph, thinking rationally,
like the calm one, comrade Vasily.
By Jophin Kulangara © 27-Oct-2022
This poem is written in honour of Soviet Navy officer, Vasily Arkhipov (1926 - 98) who saved the world on October 27, 1962 from a third world war that would have been a nuclear Armageddon. The Soviet submarine officer Vasily, averted a nuclear war by convincing his submarine Captain to revert his order not to launch a nuclear torpedo on the Atlantic fleet of US for their provocative actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
