Banojyotsna Lahiri
"From the shadows to the stars"
We were five,
(or so you thought)
you murdered one of us..
so are we four now?
(or so you thought)
you murdered one of us..
so are we four now?
your murderous meritocracy
never grasped arithmetic,
or for that matter chemistry,
and definitely not history.
never grasped arithmetic,
or for that matter chemistry,
and definitely not history.
We were never five.
we are millions and more..
and tomorrow when we will uproot
the brahminical banyan tree,
whose poisonous branches
tightens the noose around all our throats,
when we shall take to the streets
and storm your citadels of power,
Rohit will lead us from the front.
we are millions and more..
and tomorrow when we will uproot
the brahminical banyan tree,
whose poisonous branches
tightens the noose around all our throats,
when we shall take to the streets
and storm your citadels of power,
Rohit will lead us from the front.
We spent nights out in the cold
but we were never alone
the stars in the night sky stood by us,
and so did countless other comrades
all across the world.
we were cold, but never scared.
but look at you..
perched in your comfortable palace
you are so lonely and scared.
but we were never alone
the stars in the night sky stood by us,
and so did countless other comrades
all across the world.
we were cold, but never scared.
but look at you..
perched in your comfortable palace
you are so lonely and scared.
Because even the daylight tomorrow
is going to haunt you,
even the soft sunlight will embrace you
and whisper in your ears,
"Rohit is not dead.
He is there, with the millions of us
we are not five.
we never were"
is going to haunt you,
even the soft sunlight will embrace you
and whisper in your ears,
"Rohit is not dead.
He is there, with the millions of us
we are not five.
we never were"