Black Tuesday



Untie that knot
Set him free
Those feet were never at rest
Since he was three

Many unpalatable truths
Smeared on his blood-soaked shirt
A corpse does speak
Without uttering even a single word

Jostle my soul harder
I'm unhinged by this fall
I am looking at his naked feet
Cover them with a warm shawl

He may not feel cold
But a mother can't bear this sight
Those people didn't kill one
The whole family died

Only a handful celebrate
On what humanity mourns
Goodness shall prevail
It never withers with such storms

But do tell his mother
Every heart is bleeding with pain
Many beliefs are uprooted
In today's hurricane

Do...

Untie that knot, set him free
Those feet were never at rest, since he was three
He won't run now, his stride has been cut short
Let him pace towards heaven, he has already suffered a lot

Comments

  1. ..humanity failed today..mankind fell to its lowest ebb..hundreds of innocent lives cut short by lunatics..
    ..i can feel your pain Saru..may their souls rest in peace.. :(

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  2. It was brutal, insane, unforgivable and extremely coward act. May god give courage and strength to all who have lost their loved ones.....:(

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  3. It was a heart wrenching piece. Sometimes I wonder how can anyone hit someone without mercy. Where have we reached with these? Where did we lose our humanity? When we forgot our mother's love? Pathetic !

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  4. Saru, it is a tough day today. I can not comprehend what happened. I am just so scared and so much in pain as a parent. It was difficult sending the kids off to school today. Such a heartless world that snuffs out lives of innocent kids. :/

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  5. it is your best not for the writing but for the pain it carries, a heart wrenching piece

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  6. But do tell his mother
    Every heart is bleeding with pain
    Many beliefs are uprooted
    In today's hurricane
    I can call those damn "heartless and meaningless" only.

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  7. The shame associated with killing so many innocent children is unforgiveable! Senseless, brutal and cowardly act that makes few humans once again act worse than animals!

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  8. Oh! Touching words for the shameful incident...
    Whole families have really died, Saru...

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  9. Your words today have shown the kind of pain that those parents and near and dear ones must be going through in Peshawar, in the options above, I clicked soulful, the actual option should have been soul wrenching. This is such a brutal act and for once Pakistan should step up and stop being a coward.

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    1. It was a dark day and a heart wrenching incident for all of us.

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  10. I couldn't sleep last night- Can't even begin to imagine what the families would be going through. No religion preaches killing of innocent souls - God is going to disown these people who didn't think twice before torturing kids.

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    1. No religion, no country, no sane individual supports such a barbaric act.

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  11. Yesterday's was a completely mind-numbing tragedy. Cannot even begin to imagine what each parent must be going through :(. Total pain and despair all around.

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  12. As a parent I can understand the unfathomable agony of those who lost their children. Insane, monstrous killing...

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  13. Shameful, inhuman, act of cowardice.

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  14. Gave me goosepimples, I identified with it so much. Thank for writing.

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  15. Too deep for words.Thanks for penning the tragedy in soulful lines!

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  16. Touching words Saru. Such cruel incidents bring shame on the entire human race. Fanatics who spread hatred instead of love are the bane of mankind.

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  17. That was painful news that is going to haunt us for days.
    Very nicely written, Saru. They were put to rest way too soon. And right --'families' have been killed; that too brutally.

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  18. Very well said Saru. The pain and anguish is shared by one and all.

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  19. दिल को छूते हुए शब्द ...

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  20. Heart rending incident. Penned suitably well.

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  21. Heart touching words.........deep feelings......
    From-
    amulsharma

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  22. Horrifying act, how men can stoop so low to justify anything at all. Your words were piercing Saru.

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  23. Very sad day for humanity. Of all the people, kids? Terrorism is bad, but why even think of targeting kids.. 16th Dec will be remembered by Indians (Nirbhaya) and Pakistanis (Peshawar school) alike as we were victims on that day..

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    1. It's a dark day for so many people. Wonder when things will improve.

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  24. Indeed a black Tuesday. Your words are powerful Saru.

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  25. Beautifully written Saru! This is indeed a sad day in the history of humanity.. :(

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  26. Genocide of today's world...and those painful images will haunt us forever..

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  27. heart shattering ... truly described!

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  28. Powerfully moving. So sad.

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  29. So touching, Saru. It is sad that humans can do this to humans.

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  31. आज आपके ब्लॉग पर बहुत दिनों बाद आना हुआ अल्प कालीन व्यस्तता के चलते मैं चाह कर भी आपकी रचनाएँ नहीं पढ़ पाया. व्यस्तता अभी बनी हुई है लेकिन मात्रा कम हो गयी है...:-)

    Heart rending incident Your words are powerful Saru ji

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  32. Nice. This was really deep and informative.

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  33. speechless. Wonderfully written, Saru.

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