(dedicated to people who curse terrorism everywhere) <br /> <br />They shot suddenly <br />Everybody shocked <br />Ten places ruined <br />Everywhere weep deeply <br /> <br />They attacked brutally <br />Everybody screamed <br />Tourist spots damaged <br />Everywhere wound totally <br /> <br />So many people died <br />Why do they always kill? <br />Why should they force a will? <br />So many children cried <br /> <br />So many visitors feel horrible <br />Why do they wildly hurt others? <br />Why they don’t feel sorry to others? <br />So many hearts sense terrible <br /> <br />We sing Mozart’s Requiem for you <br />We sing Faure’s Requiem for you <br />We sing Verdi’s Requiem for you <br />We sing Bhagavadgita for you <br /> <br />We perform Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony for you <br />We perform Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony for you <br />We perform Sibelius’ Second Symphony for you <br />We perform Tagore’s Geetanjali for you <br /> <br />Are there still fighting between <br />King Rama and King Rahwana? <br />Are there still a massive battle <br />The Pandawa against The Kurawa? <br /> <br />We together hope for your peaceful days <br />We together pray for your sincerest moments <br />We together stand by your side, friends <br />We together challenge at your side, friends <br /> <br />Please, don’t let their darkest thoughts <br />Sink your warmest charms, O Mumbai! <br />Please, don’t let their blackest desires <br />Destroy your brightest shines, O Mumbai! <br /> <br />They can’t bury your gorgeous files <br />They can’t crack your lovely nuances <br />They can’t steal your honest fragrances <br />They can’t cover your wonderful smiles <br /> <br />(with deepest mourning for Mumbai’s victims)<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-true-story-of-mumbai-mourning/
