Presence In Mind Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

We are demeaning our status
That shows disrespect and ignorance
Think of Netaji Subhaschandra Bose*
What kind of place we have chosen?

The statues we raise in memory
But later on we feel sorry
And let down by occasional remembrance
We only feel statues presence

No doubt we haven’t compromised with hard word
That we show abroad or in foreign land
We show no disrespect for any kind of work
But at home, we show disinclination with words

Some of the leaders really deserve to be in public place
Like Gandhiji* where politicians sit on fast with promises
That they shall work for peace and welfare of the people
But forget soon with the change of scene with struggle

In foreign land, we become conscious of patriotic leaders
But in mother country we have nothing to offer
The suffering is same for poor
They still knock door to door

*Netaji: - Name famous for raising Indian National Army

*Gandhiji: - Father of Indian Nation