Praising the one when he is dead
making him a saint
apart from all follies
away from all flaws
has become the practice.
Know not why it has become so
When one is alive
he faces confrontations
and suffers verbal attacks
even physical assaults.
The moment he passes away
he is spoken high off
his negatives become positives
growing high in image
held in esteem by the very same
who talked ill of him.
Wonder ,why such things happen.
Feel, why not people behave normally.
Sense, a quality of belittlement.
Experience, a toxic level of excitement.
Meenas Poems 
2 replies on “Praise The Dead.”
I believe it happens out of fear of death itself..although many say that they do not believe in ghost and the spirit of the dead they are indeed fearful that it might be true.. Now ..they might also say that is out of respect ..but that too is nonsense since given respect to the living makes more common sense. ..
I’ve wondered about that custom also…seems like there may be fear that someone may speak the truth of them when they’re dead.