A Prayer

Patriotic Balloons, originally uploaded by Rima_B.

Where the women are treated with respect

Not with rape, violence or neglect

Where the children are made to study and learn

Not forced to beg or earn

Where the citizens enjoy their differences

Not kill for their preferences

Where the leaders keep their promises and do not fool

Not rob the nation to fill their riches’ pool

Where the flora and fauna are free to breed

Not kept unsafe from human greed

Where the police protect and court gives justice

Not trap people in bribes and lies’ lattice

Where every professional and company gives good service

Not indulge in cheating and malpractice

Where the citizens get inspired to be honest and responsible

Not think dishonesty as smartness and public property as dispensable

Where every man, woman and child’s hunger is satisfied

And where every Indian’s heart is filled with content

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

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Happy 64th Independence Day!!

P.S. Poem copyrighted to me. Idea taken from the famous poem by Tagore.

P.P.S. This poem is just a prayer for the betterment of my nation. That does not mean I do not see the good things about India being independent.

It seems to me that almost all the posts on Independence Day are filled with negativity. I refuse to believe there is nothing good to write about after 63 yrs of Independence.

So I request all the commenters to write at least one thing worth celebrating, one good thing about India in their comments on this post.