Bapu!
For had you been breathing,
In the country,
that it has become..
Your lungs would have been choked
By the pollution—
In our surroundings,
and our hearts—
The India
that you envisioned…
Is free from those chains…
But not from the clutches of corruption—
You wished to break the divide between
the rich
and the poor—
It is ever long…
Intellect is rare to find—
Everyone takes shortcuts…
Humility is hidden—
It’s Rage that is visible on faces…
The lands are taken…
The rivers have dried…
They say…
for development.
And yet… everything is scarce!
People are still fighting for bare necessities…
Food…water…light…
Role models have vanished…
Everyone is a model…
Learning has diminished…
Everything is a mirage…
Had you seen this progress…
You would have had…
Tears in your eyes!
Swati S. Sambyal
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