You are brave, beyond doubt
But how have you come to know
Whether they are culprits or innocents
Whom you do you shoot at!
Dr. Perwaiz Shaharyar, a bilingual internationally acclaimed poet and story writer from India, shares his poem
Dr. Perwaiz Shaharyar, is a bilingual internationally acclaimed poet and story writer. He is editor of Urdu publications at National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) New Delhi, India. He studied English, Urdu and Economics from Ranchi University and Ph.D. in Philosophy at University of Delhi. Dr. Perwaiz Shaharyar has command over Urdu, English, Farsi, Hindi and Shahmukhi languages.
SOLDIER
You are brave, beyond doubt
But how have you come to know
Whether they are culprits or innocents
Whom you do you shoot at
Aren’t you a slave
Of your lord?
What is difference
Between you and a conscious less robot.
Accepted that,
You don’t disobey the orders
But whatever orders you obey
Have you ever verified them?
A person outstared from the city
Absconder of court
Champion of the political gimmicks
Rules on your brain
He, actually hates you
He pushes you
In the mouth of death
To save his own throne
Have you ever thought
Is he your lord
In true sense?
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