Birthday
Today
is my birthday
Your
presence to celebrate is not necessary
but
is mandatory
as
your presence will make me happy
by
dancing on a pop-song album along with you all!
We
don’t care
where
the drought is hitting the area
where
the people are breathing their last
with
dry throat due to waterless
Let
us wet our throat with the imported wine
and
celebrate my birthday
Moreover,
birthdays are not a daily routine
people
keep on dying on daily basis
sometimes
in riots sometimes on international borders
sometimes
in tsunamis and sometimes earthquakes are the reasons
How
can one die with them
“Damn
it” – let us celebrate my birthday!!
What
should we do?
If
cute children are being kidnapped on large scale
“Leave
it why should we worry?”
their
parents are enough to take care of them
Anyhow
our children are safe
Why
should we feel sad?
We
are well aware of world matters
We
know about the killings in Iraq
We
know that the globe is being coloured with innocents’ blood
Bomb
blasts news is not new to us
Young,
old, men, women and children all are the fatal victims of the blasts
“So
what... What can we do?”
Let’s
pray for departed souls by standing in two minutes silence
“But
the show must go on!”
Moreover,
we are not concerned about all this
What
can we do if the children are being pushed to an orphan life?
What
if women are still barren after delivering babies?
What
should we do if fathers are forced to carry dead bodies of their sons?
Who
dreamt to be on the shoulders of his sons for the same!!
“Rubbish...we
can’t die with them
This
is none of our business!!”
If
you still insist
We
will donate some coins for the victims’ family
However,
our hands are clean
We
are not involved in these
The
knife in my hand is not for any murder
It
is only to cut the ‘birthday cake’
But
you people wished me only
“Happy
Birthday”
and
not “Live Long”
Why???
~ Kanwaljit Bhullar
