No Mumbaikar can ever forget the Dark Night of 26/11/2008 when terrorists held our dear city to ransom. Every time I think of the day my eyes well up with hot tears of anger. Today is the Anniversary of this attack and I have penned this poem as a tribute to the City which has given me so much. Mumbai I love you and Miss You. Here is my heartfelt tribute to you.
O MY CITY MY LOVE!!
O MY CITY MY LOVE!!!
O MY CITY MY LOVE!!
Thou,
that never sleeps,
Thou
that twinkles in the sheen of the stars bright,
Thou,
that breathes fumes so that her children may feed tonight,
Thou,
who opens thy welcome arms for one and all to pursue their dreams and follow
their heart.
O MY CITY MY LOVE!!
Thou
art resilient and strong,
Thou
taketh every shock in stride and move on.
Quakes
and Shakes, Deluge and storms, Blasts and bombings. ..But thy show goes on …
Towing
the burden of the nation's coffers, Broken and mended and broken yet again…
Thou
falleth and riseth on and on..
O MY CITY MY LOVE!!
I
cry with you.. tears of blood .
For
this day of terror I refuse to disregard,
The
day, Thy core was shaken and Thy pride
shattered
Thy
brave khaki protectors and innocent children massacred,
A
slap on thy face a dagger through thy heart !!
A
soulless faceless enemy.. And the World just watched
O MY CITY MY LOVE!!
They
say forgetting the past sets you free,
In
Forgiveness and Love is thy victory,
Words
I say mere words are they !!
Taking
the high road is not the way
Terror's fangs are merciless and ruthless
Shredding Innocent preys to bits be it
Mumbai or Paris
Kill
them and break them, leave no stone unturned,
No mercy, No love, No human consideration..Total Elimination and Annihilation.. The lone solution
No mercy, No love, No human consideration..Total Elimination and Annihilation.. The lone solution
Beautiful poem! Salute Mumbai and Mumbaikars.
ReplyDeleteWow once again, I didn't know about your love for Mumbai. I love Mumbai and especially the suburb from the bottom of my heart. I liked the poem but I am not a critic of poem by any standards so I will not comment on that. I felt the pain and I also know that there's not much we can do for all the evil that is out there in the world. Keep the articles coming our way, may be next time, you can write something happy and positive about Mumbai through your lens so that I can reminisce over it.
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