Words of a Bleeding Nation

by silent turbulence   May 29, 2008


My pride lies in my people,
This is the land of the Ganges, Of the Haji Ali,
Of the Golden Temple,
The serene missionaries and churches,
That's my religion,
That's my faith.
But it's the same,
That has put me to shame,
Religion has broken me,
Divided me into so many pieces,
Ripped off my soul,
Challenged my existence,
My people today stand against each other,
Thirsty for the other ones blood,
You my very own child,
Its you who has caused this divide,
You killed my children,
You left some handicapped,
You raped my daughters,
While some were brutally chopped,
You made widows,
You made orphans,
You destroyed homes,
You demolished temples,
In the name of faith,
You painted my courtyard with my own children's blood,
Decorated it with mutilated bodies,
You killed me,
You killed my religion,
And still you call me your MOTHERLAND.

(I'm nt super patriotic or anything, but communalism is one issue tht i very strongly feel abt...)

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  • 16 years ago

    by Deana

    A very strong message about things that most of us here in America never experience.I'm sorry that you have to.An excellent write.

  • 16 years ago

    by silent turbulence

    Well this is basically about communalism and the riots and all happening in India.

  • 16 years ago

    by Filledwithjoy

    Im not sure if i fully understand this...but from what i can gather this is extremely powerful...dont stop.