Nepal: Ode to
Revolution!
25/04/06 20:56 Filed by Saswat Pattanayak in:
Saswat | Poetry | Political
By Saswat Pattanayak
As Nepal is declared normal, I
find something is clearly missing...and I
thought....
People of Nepal have finally “gained
victory”
Although why the Crown relented appears a mystery
After weeks of active resistance; in face of military
excesses
Took 14 deaths for the King to grant freedom to his
subjects
Just
when I thought, a specter was almost haunting
Nepal
A specter of hope, and struggle to erase writings off
the wall
The
Monarchy has now heeded to its Big Brothers in
crime
And the world media are already replacing remnants of
grime
For the comrades: before the battle is won, the war
has been lost!
Powers have hijacked the purpose of resistance at
every single cost!
For I believe, freedom is ours to possess; not for
the Royals to offer
Even as they recreate their myths, and even as we
continue to suffer…!
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