Mumbai meri jaan

Now this one was long due and dedicated to the city of Mumbai... Fought hard with loads of laziness and finally won :)


At times it takes a few dozen bullets
To rip a city brutally apart
But piece together the bits of brotherhood
And fill love back into the heart

At times it takes a spattering of blood
To look beyond daily meaningless squabble
When terror comes riding on waves of fanaticism
And grandeur gets reduced to a pile of rubble

At times it takes a few loud booms
For us to stand united in our quest
When a few masked faces change our lives
And make the difference between life and death

At times it takes a few hundred deaths
For our protectors to wake from sleep
For us, to become responsible citizens
To make a move and not just weep

At times it takes a few fateful seconds
To fill our minds with shame and fury
Yet, in this pain and anguish we know
Together we can , and will rise back to glory