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First of all,
Switch off the TV.
Don't look at the papers.
Instead
Go watch a movie
Gossip about stingy relatives
Gorge on glorious food
Or shop till you drop.
Then you will realize
You have not been affected.
And then
Before you go to sleep
Think -
Can you do something
To prevent another Mumbai
And if the answer is yes,
Get up and start working on it.
Otherwise go to sleep
And remember -
Every scared and threatened mind
Is another victory in the terrorist's tally.
- Kriti Sen Sharma(Unaffected.
But till when?)
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Image credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/soumik/3062552427/
(Poem 2 of 2 written as a reaction to Mumbai terrror attack, November 2008. Read other poem here.)
Was asked by friend, Deepu George, to write in my reactions to the terror attack. He planned to read out such inputs on his radio show (aired on WUVT). These two poems were written as a result of Deepu's request. However, after writing the poems I felt that many people might take offense at my emotions about the attacks. Eight months later, I feel these poems can now be released.
1 comment:
Perhaps ur perception is true..there had been a lot of incidents in the past and still happening in the present that it really needed an uprising from us the people..but at times when the Nation needs our help....the only thing we du is to keep on glued to the tv and vociferate courageous words like enuf is enuf and all that..but the next day we forget and keep on doing our normal stuff...life goes on!!..
but I dont think its really goin to happen in the near future...instead of acting like a stentorian..and passing glorious comments..although its high tym for this perception,I do dream that the nation..shud rise up to the occasion and do whatever is required to mitigate this issue of terrorism...we are now in the shackles of terrorism..and tiz our responsibility to wipe it out!!!
just hope that we can du this..and have a society where peace,tranquility and eternal bliss wud b reigning!!!
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