The Nation Cries

The Nation Cries

Let there be unemployment, poverty, hunger or starvation

My focus is on why there are still reservations - why?

Broken roads, faulty bridges, traffic over the sky - innocent lives lost without their fault.

My focus is on my native language not being spoken - why?

Journalists are killed, social workers are imprisoned,

My focus is on what Nehruji & Gandhiji did 75 years ago - why?

Rapists roam around scot free, and women are unsafe throughout the country.

My focus is on what women should wear, when they should go out, marry or give birth - why?

Let the roads, trains, public spaces, toilets and parks get dirty,

My focus is only on whether my house is clean - why?

Traffic rules, queues, procedures and systems are for others to follow

My focus is on I am busy, so it shouldn't apply to me - why?

If I am only judging others while always thinking about myself,

Obviously, as a nation, India will only cry, cry and cry.