I am more
than
Just a
holiday
when you relax on your lounge
with that air-conditioner under your roof
enjoying every drop of your hot coffee
switching and tuning channels
where national channel is only selected in the breaks
Remember, I am more than just a day...
I am the ages of struggle you forgot.
I am more
than
Just the
long weekend you were looking for
Trips, visiting to your relatives, get-togethers
The night
outs, booze parties or your most awaited secluded outing
Remember, I am more than the fun you are looking for …
I am the memorial of bloods spilled, sweats broke and the heads rolled.
I am more
than
Just a
freedom sale
The big
hoardings displaying the discounts draped in tricolor
The malls
trying to allure you with the brands getting sold at half the rate
Online
stores flashing advertisements
Every time
you are activating that bloody internet of yours
Shoes,
apparels, mobiles and what not
Remember I more than an offer, I am not a commodity in the market….
I am the
economy, the financial growth.
I am more
than
Just a Facebook
post of yours
The profile
picture you will change with the tricolor in the corner
The forwarded messages coated with nationalism
The status
you will update that will get vanished the next day
I am more than that, I am not the show off stuff in the social media…
I am the words which sets you free
I am your
freedom of speech.
I am more
than
The political
speeches
The praises,
the accusations
The
supports, the complains
The silence,
the applauds
I am more than that, I am not your stunts to gather votes…
I am not political, yet I govern all the politics.
I am more
than
The game of
division that will be played infront of different communities
The seeds of
lie that will be sowed
The fake
sweets of appeasement politics that will be fed
The dagger
of religion dipped in the poison of hatred that will be stabbed silently
The fights
that will be provoked
And your
screams for independence in an already independent country
I am more than that…
I am the
equality, the justice.
I am the
independence.
I am the
free air you are breathing in
The life you
are living….
