An Elegy on the Sarhari Train Accident
Ashfaque Ali Zardari, a young writer shares his poem on tragic train accident that took place near Sarhari railway station on Aug 6, 2023
Dozens of passengers lost their lives when several cars of Rawalpindi-bound Hazara Express derailed due to negligence of Pakistan Railways authorities
An Elegy on the Sarhari Train Accident
By Ashfaque Ali Zardari
In the peaceful town of Sarhari, all was calm,
An adversarial train approached, poised to harm,
Passengers content, bound for their desired ends,
Then a sudden blast; the train off its track bends.
Amid ambulance wails and cries, lives bore the bruise,
Tranquil air shattered, mournful sounds suffuse,
A government’s grand fiasco, facing the oppressed,
Souls crushed, dreams shattered, scene of distress.
The crushed bodies lament, appeal to God’s might,
Some injured, some lifeless, innocent in His sight,
Past voices unheard, their plight left to grow,
A tormenting event, causing separation and woe.
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Ashfaque Ali Zardari belongs to Village Alam Khan Zardari, Taluka Shahdadpur, district Sanghar. He is student of English Literature and Linguistics at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Nawabshah Sindh.
