An Appeal From Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

An appeal
Friday,1st March 2019

Take the pledge
and make an edge
over the propaganda
unleashed in the country over no agenda

an opposition is searching an excuse
to demand action so as to defuse
the tension prevailing on the border
without seeking the problem to be addressed

they are playing in the hands of an enemy
with disregard to the interests of the country
the soldiers take no note of such tactics
and disregard such mean politics

the country was left in unpreparedness
and the military was starving to face
the enemy with the capability
this is the main aim of an adversary

we, the soldiers, feel shame
when you claim
to be the responsible opposition
you have only your inhibitions

you make cutbacks
in defense procurement
and then risk the lives of defense personnel
how will you take care of civilians?

Hasmukh Mehta