Rewind - "Dedicated to the Kargil Heroes"

(Written when in standard nine, appeared in Deepika)


"FIRE", he hears a voice so didactic
that drives all his feelings hectic;
He cares not for his enemy's cant
he does what his superiors want.

He unleashes fire upon enemy,
with a swear so loud and wild
that it borders on utter blasphemy;
but obviously he's been riled.

The frostbite and cold he has to endure;
His Nation's safety he has to ensure;
To reach his goal he has to persevere
against the clime that is so severe.

As he watches with lurid eyes,
he sees his side fretting away
just like the slow-melting ice;
Still he wouldn't run away.

Death awaits him in every corner
And he is well aware of his impending doom
That in his attempt to guard the border
he may go off in a single 'BOOM'.

He isn't frightened by all this
He's got a chance that he shouldn't miss.
His country's enemies he will decimate
oblivious of his own fate.

The person he kills he does not know
He's neither his friend nor foe
But mercy wouldn't help on the battlefront
Lest he becomes a victim of else's hunt.

Think of his parents, children and wife,
won't they be leading a uncertain life
full of sorrow and anxiety
praying for their dear one's safety.

Such is the life of soldiers
guarding the Indian borders.
In trying to protect our families,
To serve their own families, they sometimes cease.

We have to help them in all possible ways
and keep at bay their feelings of homesickness.
They should emerge victorious by God's grace
For they are our source of happiness