by Vinita Agrawal
India, as a nation, is often perceived as a bundle of contradictions. Vinita Agrawal’s poem attempts to cite some of them.
We have
mother tongues we do not speak
a past, we do not heed
a future, we do not seek
roots we do not dig.
Songs we rarely sing
dances we rarely dance
art we rarely see
literature we rarely read.
Cases pending for decades
hurts begging to fade
issues that must be slayed
sentiments demanding attention be paid.
Criminals for leaders
Politicians who are money eaters
Rapists, murderers and wife beaters
and justice that often peters.
We are a nation caught
in a net of deceit, lies and fraud
so much to save, so much to applaud
so much to work for, to make India proud.
Vinita Agrawal is a Delhi-based writer and poet and has been published in international print and online journals.
