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| 8 YEAR OLD SAMEER |
I have heard they killed one more
Beat him up till he was sore
As usual, he was innocent
Though his death is recent
He was a promising child
But Fate drove him wild
As alleged he was a Stone Pelter
His legs couldn’t save him like a deer
For them he proved to be a hare
Beaten, bundled away in dark cart
They cut him away as an unwanted wart
His youthful suppleness, supped away with iron rods
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| BEATEN TO DEATH BY CRPF |
Even his unconscious corpse wasn’t spared from shots
Swung in a marshy land
His identity wasn’t in his hand
Dying an unsung death
None knew of the Black Panther’s wrath
When he was brought home
As usual his personality shone
A martyr’s smile on his face
Attracting every soul from its place
As he was wrapped in a shroud
He had to say goodbye to the road
On the bier, he kept reminding me
Wait in the queue, you will certainly be next to me
As he was lowered in the dark grave
Sikander pondered can innocence ever Save!
Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander is Writer-Activist and presently student of Masters program of Political Science at Kashmir University
May Allah bless the deceased!
ReplyDeleteHis legs couldn’t save him like a deer
ReplyDeleteFor them he proved to be a hare
i dun get this line.plz explain..are u tryin to say he wasnt too fast at the same time sayin he was as slow as a hare..BUT i think a hare is fast as well. i think it dosnt make sense..if i a m rong plz correct
thanks
Dear Anonymous
ReplyDeleteIn poetical sense some examples r used metaphorically,The example of deer is becoz when he runs from the hunter his horns get stuck in trees & despite his fast pace he becomes prey.
Regarding Hare, he runs fast but to catch him & bundle him away deceptively is very easy, hence i had these things in mind.
Sikander Mushtaq