Hush
What is happening?
Why are the snow peaks melting into bloody streams?
Why is the Dal lake looking like a red scary dream?
Why are the tulips in the valley drooping in pain
Why are the trees dropping their branches in shame
Oh my beautiful Kashmir!
You tender innocent beauty
Has the orange singed you with its flame?
Have the three spikes of steel been used to maim?
Sorry that we couldn’t protect you with our dharma
Sorry that we would now blame your karma
Sorry our Beti Bachao is just a punch line
Sorry that we forget that you are as much a child as mine
Hush… there are a few brave voices rising
Can you hear them now over the noise of the Azaan and the Bhajan singing?
Hush …. we will walk into an angry rotten world for you
We will redeem our country and get you your due
Hush…. we will wait till you slip peacefully into heaven
Hush…..we will not rest till our daughters can have a safe haven.
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