Saturday 29 December 2012

who are we?

I cry for her, her whom I never knew
My heart goes out to her, I pray she rests in peace but can she?
When the city's men are out on the streets, I wonder who were they who did this.... Who is that man who thinks he has a right to tease, molest, rape or kill a woman... Who is that human being who in a split second forgets that another human being has a right to live and be respected?
Who gives these men the right to take away a life?
Who is this woman who then speaks about the victim's character, who is she?
Who are they who feel that they have a right to condemn a woman who is not covered from head to toe and call her characterless.

Are they fit to be humans?
My dear God, you were mistaken when you thought human beings are your best creation.
Any other species would have a better chance at being civilized than us.

All other species were extinguishes by natural calamities but for us, we will slit each other's throats and wipe out humanity from the face of this earth. Enslaved to our primal emotions, we have forgotten that we are evolved beings and are expected to handle the world. Law!!! our modern saviour is also in the hands of the so called humans, who use it, abuse it according to their own interpretations of what is right or wrong.

If the fire of mercy and compassion dies from our hearts, we are not humans, if the principle of peaceful coexistence is forgotten, we are not humans.
If we fail to honour another human, are we human?
While a woman dies, political opportunities arise for people's vested interests.
While people plea for justice, the protectors beat them up....
When will our country learn and evolve into the state that we envisioned when we wanted freedom.
When will our country awake... when will our mob become human, when will our souls breathe again?

Saturday 22 December 2012

Jab hum anjaan the, hum aabaad the
aaj hum jaankar barbaad hain
Masoomiyat ke pannon par, nadaan alfaazon ki bheer thi
aaj hum samjhe boojhe to panne kore hain, viraan hain

I am human

I am Human
I have a heart which loves,
have a mind which prays
have a life, have dreams
I am human
to all those people who are out on the road,
who see me as a body and not as a person
who touch me inappropriately, whistle, push or tease
those who rape, assault
I am here to stay, I will survive,
As I have for so long, I have earned my self respect
I will fight till my last breath.....
if I have to fight my own brethren, my own species, the so called civilized beings
Its not I who is ashamed of being who I am,
Its shame  to you who do this
shame to you who support this
shame to you who don't condone this
shame to you who can but will not make a difference
you put out one, ten more will survive
I am human, I will survive.....

I wield my power each day, To hold back my tears; craftless laughter, Reigning in my implicit trust in humans, Put on this face, that i...