In the dust of memories,
I can still glimpse blurred images,
I can still hear the distant voices
Yes, I can still feel and breathe
What I call, my motherland
Its long I left the place
And embarked on this journey
The journey to carve a niche for myself
But standing on its epitome I realized
I left my soul somewhere
And buried myself under the boulders of name and fame
It's been years I went to the place
Where I took my first step
Where I opened my eyes
Where I sensed love
Where I understood the life
I came to a place where everything was alien
Even the air in which I breathed made me feel weird
But I stayed on coz I knew I will make a mark over here
Today, my motherland is ablaze
With so much scarcity, and so much commotion
People divided over things like religion
My heart cries when I hear of bloodshed in my own region
But what can I do, rather than just shed a tear or two
I can't just leave and go
I have a family to hear
And many obligations to bear
Then something within me surfaces and says
U has a responsibility towards your country too
Forgot all those martyrs who lived before you?
Something within me boils I want to pack my bags and move
May be I can make a difference
At least I will die in peace I din betrayed, I was not an absconder
But I can't go; the cobweb of relations binds me and holds me tight
There is a fight within me not once but many times
Alas its just the family man who always grin.....
Today I read the newspaper
And saw the face of the person
With whom I have shared a part of my life,
Those innocent days of life
We have learnt to paint the canvas together
We have learnt to sing the carols together
But he took the last step alone
He has laid the life for the country, Man
I felt so belittle
Breathing but gasping
Alive but dead
My conscience no longer can elude me
My errands no longer can baffle me
I waved a goodbye to my kin and folk
I have lived all my relationships well till now
There is something more to live
A call, which would not go unanswered now...
I followed the call and started a new voyage
Voyage for redemption…
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