WHEN WILL THE SOULS OF OUR MARTYRS REST IN PEACE?

WHEN WILL THE SOULS OF OUR MARTYRS REST IN PEACE?

Alas! Some left their Innocent Foetuses forever orphaned,
Some left their wretched Infants forever abandoned,
Some left their unfortunate wives untimely forever widowed,
And some left their sunny worlds at noon forever shadowed!

Alas! Some groping hands lost, forever, their supporting Sticks,
Some poor pillars lost, forever, their building upholding bricks,
Some brightening Bulbs lost, forever, their fluorescent Filaments,
Some staggering Legs lost, forever, their life sustaining Ligaments!

Alas! The Indian Army lost, forever, Its valorous and chivalrous Jawans,
Mother India lost, forever, Her selfless and sacrificing Sons,
All the country men lost, forever, their brave and praiseworthy brothers,
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, there will fall only sour Tear-Showers!

But, when will the Souls of our Martyrs rest in permanent Peace?
Only when the 'Terrorists' are defaced, and 'Terrorism' is pushed, forever, to perish.

N.B. : This poem is dedicated to all the 40 plus CRPF personnel, who were killed in a suicide bomb attack, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu Kashmir, India, on 14th Feb. 2019, Wednesday.

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Copyright: Dr. Shankar D Mishra  14.02.2022