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The writer from everywhere and anywhere is interested in human rights issues. The writer wants to foster the whole world. Some of the writings apppeared in countercurrents.org, conterview.org, counterview.net, velivada.com, dissidentvoice.org, tuckmagazine.com, poemHunter.com , virasam.org, etc. 'On a ' no' moon day' I was born As black as darkness To my 'dark' mother Who toiled as a laborer under the scorching sun I was born Crying aloud Synchronised with wailing of my mother reverberating in the darkness ' O! God! This is girl- child' ! Nobody visited ... Only stars twinkled far away .. Leaving me groping for light I grew with darkness As my best companion Working as bonded labourer Cleaning and clearing shit In the posh houses Where my- aged children enjoyed Sunlight ! Now, I shall ' light' my darkness With the faint light of stars With firm resolution That my girl- child' may be as black as darkness But will always choose sunlight As perennial companion AnalysisIf I declare on TV channels live That two and two make five Don't raise your finger in anger Or try to vehemently counter ... If I find evidence of stem cell research In all the scriptures I search Don't contradict my contention Else, you'll be booked for sedition If I order to stop drinking water And quench thirst by any other liquid wha Don't protest against the decision Saying violation of free expression ... Immerse in patriotism And staunch nationalism Don't think and analyse And find logic and cause As long as you desist and evade Calling ' a spade a spade ' And follow ruthlessly, whatever policies are made You will be revered and honored And all controversies smothered ! ! Railway passengersI boarded a passenger train To reach my destination ... A beggar boarded the train To continue his begging again My destination has a beginning The beggar's is an affair ongoing My working place is outside the train The beggar's work itself is in train Both use train for our livelihood I use it as a medium and the beggar for obtaining food Both of us have similar ultimate goals To feed ourselves and our family hungry souls We are passengers in a different way But our mission is not different and far away We have differences of profession But similar is our future vision BarriersPower is dangerous ... The mobilisation of public opinion Is dangerous ... But you need ' power' to rule Totallitarian power to grip Your throne ... Divide power to protect ' power' ... Discriminate and disseminate Concentration of power By race, class, gender Social and economical Cultural or ethical Separation .... Divide and divide Only then, can you rule...! Song of sunsetThis sunset Is like proletarian blood Spilled over the skies Is like the calm after the storm Of a gruelling day' s turmoil It is like the blue ocean Engulfed by red soil Many sunsets have passed In history Many struggles have faded Like the sunset dissolving into night This sunset Was enjoyed by kings and queens And elite poets Sitting on cozy lawns Or watching waves of water Tinged with red - crimson sunlight ...... This sunset Has shined on the sweat smeared bodies Of farmers returning from fields Or manual labor walking towards Their homes Or industrial workers Scampering towards their families Tired of maintaining machinery This sunset Reflects future aspirations Of turbulent mankind Seeking peace and equality And enjoy its perpetual beauty CalamityRoaring winds engulfing vast tracts of land Accompanying with torrents of rain Drenched fully all forms of life stand Helpless, homeless, hopeless in pain .. Strewn all over the place Floatig corpses, falling trees Stench emanating from rotten bodies Creating nausea among rescuing people Still they clean the drudgery Helping people trapped in calamity Risk their lives saving others Bearing their sonorous cries Who should be blamed for the nature's fury Humanity should answer this query If they don't care for climate change enough They should be prepared for future tough Clock is ticking and dooms day near There are ample reasons for fear Only if human beings realize The tragedy can be averted but not otherwise Stones tell storiesStones are strange With stories storage From times immemorial They carefully conceal Stones were used as tools With precision and rules Defending against wild animals and enimies Grouping themselves into protective armies The carvings reflect past thoughts Great works of unknown sculptors Stones guided humans make fire To cook food and knowledge acquire Stones document suppressed history People's lives shrouded in mystery By engraving conditions of past They show future what has been lost Anger is expressed by stone pelting Emotions reflected in stone carving Art is reflected in beautiful building Craft expressed in meticulous designing Kings orders on stone inscriptions Tribal rights on stone slabs Remembering the dead by obituaries On neatly polished and crafted graves Stones have much to say For the historians of the day To study the hidden contents And decipher different meanings ObstaclesTo preserve power And tide over Imminent crisis You create obstacles - Physical separation Racial discrimination Religious and caste segregation Pseudo- nationalist indoctrination....! You create barriers - Construct concrete walls Draw iron curtains Spread barbed wires Install heavily armed forces ....! But Ideas percolate through osmosis You cannot stop dissenting voices Emerging from fetters And rising crescendo And tornado Against tyrannical rulers With oppressive policies You may confine people in isolation But, can't stop minds from liberation ....!! Voices from the deepIn quest of your wealth
We dig deep into the earth To develop your industries We risk our lives You boast of increase in production We die due to poisonous gasses and axphixiation In your pursuit of profits and production We work to Stace off starvation You expand through excavation We leave ur bodies for ' sedimentation' ! You live happily in cozy houses We leave behind wailing children and spouses You never try to imagine our situation Because it is beyond your imagination ..!
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