Bloodshed- A Way of Life
*This is an entry for the March Blog of the Month competition*
Filled with a reality not
unknown to anyone.
The most beautiful patch
of Asia, the Switzerland of the East and the Heaven on Earth has been turned
into a virtual hell due to bloodshed by a 'self-proclaimed' "Greatest
Democracy of Asia".
Kashmir; where women are
assaulted and children are not spared.
Pellets to blind and
tear-gas to choke the freedom fighters is being fired almost every day.
Jails to languish and bomb
shells to kill the innocent beings are available every time.
Little innocent children
with needles inserted into their eyes and face are seen struggling for their
lives.
Where people more often
hear the sound of earth as the graves are covered, than melodious songs.
Where relatives meet at
graveyards instead of any other social occasion.
People gather to attend
the funerals of their loved ones on Eid than to celebrate it with them.
Mourning has become a way
of life.
Streets often get flooded
with blood.
Boys are seen holding stones
instead of school bags.
Blood is being spilled.
Day after day,
Year after year,
Decade after decade.
Regrettably, Global Powers
have chosen inaction as a matter of policy towards the butchers who're
responsible for this bloodshed.
I don't know how international
communities can afford to remain silent at these atrocities. There is no flag
big enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.
There's no religion of
Earth that allows the spilling of innocent blood.
But we must sometimes
accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.
Those who've trusted
Almighty through this storm;
Their suffering will end.
Their misery will stop.
Men's spirit will revive.
Women will regain their
smiles.
Children's laughter will
be recouped.
The Valley will shine
again;
Yes, the Valley will shine
again!
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