Only a small ray can pass <br />No one can make trespass <br />It is living hell and severe punishment <br />For patriots it is called banishment <br /> <br />How much sacrifice one has to make? <br />Whose interest is in jeopardy or at stake? <br />How much humiliation you undergo as slave? <br />Is there any great abuse and intruder can give? <br /> <br />I took to arms for holy cause <br />There was complete lull and pause <br />As if freedom spirit was dying or seen no where <br />No one could think of taking up arms and dare <br /> <br />Scores of comrades lost their lives in ensuing struggle <br />There was no law and order as if prevailed in jungle <br />It was more of insult and complete hell <br />Nothing was acceptable except the isolation in cell <br /> <br />I don’t remember how many were pushed behind bars? <br />It was even feared many more might have been pushed very far <br />Yet we had kept high spirit with burning of freedom lamp <br />We wanted it to achieve through peaceful means and stamp <br /> <br />I would hear cuckoos and sparrows sweet voice <br />Though it was reaching to me with faint noise <br />I had high hope of bright day with promises <br />When birds could freely sing we could not afford to miss <br /> <br />It was clear in mind that we would be lost in history pages <br />History would be with full of errors and cleverly managed too <br />But that was misconception at this time and I was forced to rethink <br />It was very much advisable to risk life and prefer to sink <br /> <br />The freedom and independence is not won without sacrifices <br />It has lost its charm during process with disappearance of old faces <br />New generation may takes us to new zenith with no tall promises <br />But keep high tradition and values with no more visible lapses<br /><br />hasmukh amathalal<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/only-small-ray/
