Mumbai Under Siege

The daybreak couldn’t have been any worse
When Mumbai came under the sordid curse
The city that never sleeps
Began to bleed and weep
The clandestine operation wreaked devastation
While the terrorists, celebrated the success of their revelation
Unleashing an unpardonable diktat
They draped Mumbai in blood red pallor
A thousand emotions came to the fore
Desperation, fear, anger and despair
While the innocent people were gunned and shelled to death
The grand Oberoi and majestic Taj, lay humbled to dirt.
Then there were the revered Jawans
Who pawned their lives, fighting with spirits
Saving the countrymen and the nation
They command respect and adulation
The media too played its role
Poking its filthy, vulture like nose
Ostensibly it sensitized the masses
No less playing with the people’s emotions
Where are the statesmen in the hour of need??
When people are dying irrespective of region, religion or creed
Amassing votes and wealth was always the priority
Has the crisis handicapped the members of our polity?
Whose was the onus is not the question to be ploughed
Neither Security nor intelligence should be blamed now
Terrorism has challenged not just our security
But also questioned our nation’s integrity
A jehad, islam, hindutva or a sangh
Should never have the courage to cause another 26/11
This time lets not just hope, things go well
But vouch for a country where peace eternally dwells
It is our honesty that can change our country
All we need is a little rationality
Lets be a better democracy and challenge the perverted authority
Terrorism should then have no autocracy.