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My dear brothers & Sisters
Happy Independence Day!
Here I go
plagiarising (Latin plagiare "to kidnap")
my own poem On Republic Day (written on 26 Jan 2007)
by replacing the word republic and inserting the
word Independence
May we connect to the magnificently plural ethos of
our motherland
May we collect the courage to unite in a resolve to
save our collective future
Regards
Pravin
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
my countrys flag flies full mast to the full-throated
singing and cheer
its great to have a public holiday
please pass on
some more beer!
let the school kids do the drill
the national anthem
is beyond us to sing
freedom took away the foreigners
now elected leaders
do worse things!
the pathetic politician waxes eloquent in his
superficial sermon
puffed up chests will wane
republic day is just
another occasion!
you see, it really isnt something to be much bothered
about
in my countrys consciousness, democracy is plagued by
doubt!
I can rattle off the problems and fail to be part of
the solution
it is sad but true that patriotism is just a plastic
emotion!
but then, why is that when India wins that rises in my
heart a cheer?
and why is it that when India loses that I succumb to
my tears?
a foreigners abusive words may make me see red
but, in deed for my country, I prefer to play dead!
I maintain my stoic silence as my nation is raped and
razed
it is just a piece of land
my behaviour remains
unfazed!
so what if I am a man of honour, so what if I talk the
lofty talk
how can I forgive myself when I cant do the patriotic
walk?
we have to take the initiative, by each let this be
heard
call it saving ourselves; call it nationalism or any
other word!
dont wait for someone to begin, it really starts with
me
to save my land, its people and every threatened
tree!
they are so few
those who grab, loot and terrorise
we are so many and stronger
if only together we rise!
Independence Day belong to us
we the public that is
eager
to do what it takes to secure our countrys future
.
Independence day is a time to make the commitment
again
to do what needs to be done to pull my country out of
the drain
love for our country should never be an occasional
intention
love for our country is when we speak through hands-on
action
let each moment be where, together we walk the united
way
let each day be celebrated as my countrys
Independence day!
---- Pravin Sabnis (January 2007) (remixed August
2007)
Pravin K. Sabnis (cell: 9422640141)
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