Anhad ka Baaja

Otherwise reasonable people Jumped with joy When they heard about Kashmir Saying, Now things will become normal Otherwise reasonable people Applauded the Supreme Court  Judgement on Ayodhya Saying,

Justice delayed is justice denied All right But Instant Justice is not justice either The cheerleaders for the e-mob Should pause and think What if What if One of the four killed Was not complicit in

When we are young and brave We want to change the world And we are able to brave All manner of things to do that As we grow older, less bolder The world changes us And we are content To say

Thucydides said it in Greece long ago And down the ages It has been proven true “The strong do what they can And the weak suffer what they must” In our India now Those words seem prophetic indeed The

A generation has grown up  Since the deed And we who have become  Greybeards, waiting We knew In our heart of hearts  We knew And so the judgement Did not shock Did not shock The collective

Amidst the horrors of Hiroshima There was a horse A blind, naked, hairless horse Blundering through What was left of the city Banging into  What was left of its walls Looking for its home A stable