This time I will remember
- Sanjay Trehan (on NDTV website) on Mumbai terrorism
This time I will remember
A mother caressing her dead son’s forehead
Preparing him prematurely for his final destination
This time I will remember
Innocent diners lined up and shot at point blank
Caught in somebody else’s war
This time I will remember
A mother and her two young kids charred beyond recognition
While the Dad put public good ahead of the personal
This time I will remember
Gun-toting terrorists creating mayhem on the streets
Target practicing at a railway station
This time I will remember
Backpackers at a cafe or receptionitsts at a hotel
Reduced to pieces for no reason
This time I will remember
How like vultures our politicians encircle dead bodies
And feed on the rotting flesh
This time I will remember
How “netas” usurp Z class security at our expense
And let us be killed like flies
This time I will remember
How our oily “babus” clamour for promotions
While a plane for commandos is buried in files
This time I will not forget
I will let my wounds fester
I will conitnue to rage against these parasites
I will demand accountability
I will not allow countless lives to be broken
I will not allow politicians to divide us
This time I will remember
And I will prevail