The Martyr

The Martyr

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Lotus blooms only in mud

bleeding wounds do give solace

colour, caste, religion matter not

flag of pride and ownership do.

Nectar and poison drawn

from churning a rouge entity,

for everyone to reap

gruff of a lion is enough for sheep

yet clever is fox in numerous garbs.

Poison of hatred everywhere

drink like Neelkantha*,spare the nectar

for those, who need it the most

heaven is hidden somewhere there

raise the bar there is nothing to fear

your body may be consigned to flames

But not YOU, never ever.

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*Hindu religious scriptures (mainly Shiv Puran) say that during the great churning of sea by Gods and Demons, nectar and poison both were produced . None was prepared to consume poison (Halahal) but that had to be consumed otherwise that would have made entire sea poisonous. So Lord Shiva took the poison for the benefit of all but did not swallow it and kept it in his throat making his entire neck bluish . The Lord since then came to be known as ‘Neel Kantha ‘ ( Having Blue coloured throat) also.

 A martyr is also like  Lord Shiva who gulps down/ embraces the poison of Martyrdom so that people of his/her land of his/her country remain safe. Enemy country is like a sheep which dare not take on direct confrontation but send terrorists who come in various disguises. These terrorists sometimes succeed in their misadventures succeeding in killing brave soldiers fighting for their motherland.

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