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A Tribute To The Great Reformer



What the HECK?

We have been cheated on the names of God
For thousands of year we felt really odd.
They said, “You born from His leg so we you must clean and beg
So you must not drink the water from our well
So you must not touch the tasty water of lake.”
And if we would do so, they used to kill us. What the Heck!
They use to love the cow, the goats and the dog,
And they used to treat us worst than a pig and forced us to slog.

It was his first day to go to a school,
He was asked to sit outside ‘coz he was an untouchable fool.
A small child he was, he felt something was wrong
Things were going bad, “Isn’t any power in His songs?”
He learnt in the school while sitting at the door.
But the volcano was born in his very deep core.
His eyes revealed his thirst to learn, and
His heart was ready with the Prayers to burn.
He hardly felt that there was nothing in his stomach
Because he was hungry for the books, they were torn.
“I won’t tolerate that we should clean toilets, we eat died animals
Are we so powerless?”

(After some years)

There we saw a man in smart suits and silky tie,
He asked us to break the chain they had tied.
We bare, we scared, we feared, but we dared, and yes, we dared!
We dared to learn, we dared to live,
And we dare to adjourn the pot which was supposed to be worn
Sharper than the swords, his words were strong,
He made us realize where we actually belong.
He made us realize the power of pen, the power of education to kill our pain, rooted deep in our brain.
He made us realize the fake and insane saints,
The stupidities of Gods and the profits they gained.
Now we are ready for the battle, and we are ready for the fights
To prove our mettle and to kick their ass tight
Because we can live with no food and with no water to drink
But without self-respect, our life would really sink,
Yes, all these things, he made us think.



















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