Kunal Roy
The Sun rose in the east,
Dispelling the darkness of the hour,
Promising to retell the story of them!
The souls who died,
Unsung, Unwept and Unhonoured!
Fought for the liberty,
Suffered the pangs of poverty,
Hunger slitted their stomach,
Gagged their throats!
The gaping mouths,
Gulped down the venom-
That singed the tears in eyes,
Throttled the cry of the soul!
Years have rolled by,
The memories are created,
Edifice is erected!
The cries are heard no more,
No more the heart rending anguish,
Reach the soul of the millions!
Only the yells are heard,
Entrailing like a mist in the mountain chain!
The shackles are broken today,
The broken dreams amass anew,
The question of Right,
Is answered today!
The words of mouth-
taken the shape of oaths!
Timeless is their spirit,
Chanting the hymn of life,
Singing the paean of life,
Beyond the orb of infinity!!
– Kunal Roy