(To Vishal Bhardwaj: Haider may not be perfect, but it needed to be made.
To Kashmir: You are perfect, we need to stop.
To all the repeal AFSPA discussions: You're a cause close to my heart, and hopefully one day kids in DU will not use you as a debating topic).
Hai yeh hain nahin
blood churned into mortar
mortar slapped onto betrayal
betrayal spawned by true love
true love for a river (now dry).
Sawaal ka jawaab bhi sawaal hai
homes ravaged by poetry
poetry tattoed onto graveyards
graveyards littered with vows
vows impersonating as questions.
Jaan loon ki jaan doon
Songs spun out of truth
truth woven into scarves
scarves undone by grief
grief outwitted by rage
rage flirting with tragedy.
To stay or not to stay
To love or not to leave
To be or not to have
To die or not to scream.
Hai yeh hain nahin
blood churned into mortar
mortar slapped onto betrayal
betrayal spawned by true love
true love for a river (now dry).
Sawaal ka jawaab bhi sawaal hai
homes ravaged by poetry
poetry tattoed onto graveyards
graveyards littered with vows
vows impersonating as questions.
Jaan loon ki jaan doon
Songs spun out of truth
truth woven into scarves
scarves undone by grief
grief outwitted by rage
rage flirting with tragedy.
main rahoon ki main nahin
To stay or not to stay
To love or not to leave
To be or not to have
To die or not to scream.
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