nibbling on the rainbow the saffron flag
is swaying, bearing
a crooked smiley emoticon these days
sometime ago…
the land beamed with pride
as happy lips of backgrounds varied
in jingles of diversity revelled
but no more, no more today…
scars mar in face of fading acceptance
spirit of songs of oneness being muffled by
voices intimidating, dominant and intolerant
for birds of minorities
dark clouds smear the skies
and fear assails their hearts
to spread their wings too wide to fly
mob lynching awaits if ‘wrong’ meat
found on your plate
and your verses of dissent
could be your gateway to prison
or invite a cold ****** at your door-step
Sep 5, 2017
Sep 5, 2017 at 11:38 PM UTC
nibbling on the rainbow the saffron flag
is swaying, bearing
a crooked smiley emoticon these days
sometime ago…
the land beamed with pride
as happy lips of backgrounds varied
in jingles of diversity revelled
but no more, no more today…
scars mar in face of fading acceptance
spirit of songs of oneness being muffled by
voices intimidating, dominant and intolerant
for birds of minorities
dark clouds smear the skies
and fear assails their hearts
to spread their wings too wide to fly
mob lynching awaits if ‘wrong’ meat
found on your plate
and your verses of dissent
could be your gateway to prison
or invite a cold ****** at your door-step
*saffron is the colour of the flag of the right-wing fundamentalists, 'wrong' meat refers to beef that they are opposed to
Free speech and secular values face an increasing threat from the fundamentalist forces. Yesterday, a senior journalist, critical of right-wing extremism was gunned down in Bangalore, India.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/05/indian-journalist-gauri-lankesh-critical-of-hindu-extremists-shot-dead-in-bangalore
