This post has been published by me as a part of Blog-a-Ton 57; the fifty-seventh edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. In association with Madhu Vajpayee, the author of Seeking Redemption and Shades Publications, the publisher of Friendship- Bonds Beyond Time.
Hold My Hand
'Hold my hand,' that's what everyone wants to hear from a loved one in time of trouble. This phrase implies to be together and when we are together we can overcome any problem. Togetherness when so important for an individual you can calculate its importance for a nation. The head of state in troubled time like what we are facing today if ensure trust and safety in those who are feeling insecure will make a great difference. He just need to extend his hand and say,' Hold My Hand.'
Two innocents burned to death,
A man died for a mob's wrath,
How in joy this Diwali I spend,
To them when none say,' Hold my hand!'
Voice against superstition suppressed with gunshot,
peacekeepers' faces attacked with ink from ink pot,
Rocket of tolerance landing in dead end,
And none come to say, 'Hold My Hand'
A neighbor declined peace another closed its door,
What to eat what not, poor poor are not sure,
Sweet Diwali losing shining lantern,
But none come to say,'Hold my hand.'
Students deemed terrorists their future in turmoil,
writers,historians,filmmakers have no place on their soil,
how will lamp burn when air is restrained,
But none come to say,'Hold my hand.'
I hope he soon say this to the nation :
Hold my hand this your land,
Hold my hand intolerance is not our nation's trend,
Hold my hand to tie a friendship band,
Hold my hand this hatred will soon end,
Hold my hand eat what suitable you comprehend,
Hold my hand opposition too has a stand,
Hold my hand awardees concern we understand,
Hold my hand criticism makes democracy strengthen,
Hold my hand to celebrate Diwali enlightened.
Diwali is near which is the best time for coming out from darkness to light, from bitterness & animosity to sweetness & friendship. Happy Diwali.
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