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Dear Mother India,
I need to confess.
I would never wish that,
If only you were here.
Politics divides states,
Anarchy never abates.
You’ll tremble with fear,
If only you were here.
Rupee plummets,
Petrols’ and Onions’ price rockets.
It will cost you dear,
If only you were here.
Womanhood in streets facing a lot of peril,
Self proclaimed Godmen parading evil.
Even your character will they smear,
If only you were here.
You continue to shine in our hearts,
and give us the strength to fight.
To change this country for better,
we need to brighten our inner light.
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This poem is written in response to the prompt “If only you were here” by Write Tribe in the post 100 Words on Saturday – 5.
Hope you all like it.
DELIVERANCE OF THE DAILY GYAN 
It’s better for Mother India not to be here after she created us. We celebrate her yet we do not hesitate to pilfer her wealth. Thought-provoking.
Yes I agree with you completely. Thanks for reading.
Nice poem Paddy, all that pent up frustrations that all of us have come out very simply, very easily through your simple verse…
Thanks Jairam.
Very well said. You managed to capture all our angst in these few lines.
Thanks. Let us hope things change for better.
Well said! The inner light needs to shine bright and strong in each one of us!
@shilpa, thanks. Hope that happens eventually in all our countrymen.
Couldn’t agree more!
@ Shilpa, thanks. yes it is a sorry state isn’t it. Hope things brighten up in the future.
How lucidly you have brought out the thoughts of an entire segment of the populace.
Hopefully, things will take an about turn and we will get justice soon….
@bhavya, thanks. Yes lets hope for the best.
Even your character will they smear, very true. Bharat Mata is watching us.
@kalpana solsi, yes she is.
This is something that we all feel. Well expressed!
@jyothi, thanks.
Well captured !!! Hope India finds freedom from at least a few of these.
@jini. Thanks. I too hope so.