I Am Sorry Pakistan On 14th August, Independence Day Poem by Shamin Bashir Shah

I Am Sorry Pakistan On 14th August, Independence Day

Rating: 3.7


You gave me so much,
But I gave you nothing but pain.
You gave me the freedom I yearned,
But in return I bind you in chains.
You gave me the identity,
But I took that from you.
You gave me a place I could call home,
But I left you scared, deserted and alone.
Oh! I am so sorry Pakistan,
Forgive me for burning you alive.
Forgive me for letting you down,
Forgive me for all the times a finger was pointed at you.
Forgive me for being silent at times when I had to stand for up for you.
Forgive me for giving you the recognition of a terrorist country,
Forgive me for making you the charity box.
There is so much to say,
And so much to apologize for…..
If you cut my veins, I bleed Pakistan,
I ache when you ache, Pakistan,
I am because of you, Pakistan.
Happy Birthday!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Vipins Puthooran 24 December 2011

Showing your patriotism/ a good poem! !

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Sajna Kailas 04 January 2012

This is a great patriotic poem. As an Indian I can understand how passionate you are about your country! Its a good attempt to make awareness about the value of freedom. nice work.I loved it! especially these lines. .Forgive me for giving you the recognition of a terrorist country, If you cut my veins, I bleed Pakistan, I ache when you ache, Pakistan, very passionate!

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Phillip Joshua Jimenez 05 February 2012

very nationalistic nice :)

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Katie Moore 30 March 2012

Shamin, this is a great poem. This has a lot of emotion in it and sounds deep from the heart. It inspires me that I should write a poem to my country. Our Independence Day is July 4. It was brave of you to publish this in the face of so much political unrest. Thank you for sharing this excellent poem. Keep up your good work.

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Nurain Ali-balogun 14 July 2012

If pakistan can realy hear, it will surely be proud of you. I pray Almighty Allah make peace reign again in Pakistan. Good write.

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Nasreen Zaidi 22 August 2022

I m sorry, I wanted to give 4 stars but it stuck on 1

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Duke Perry Abrokwa 13 February 2020

Love of a country. outstanding

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Cagiwaj Cagiwaj 18 August 2019

If pakistan can realy hear, it will surely be proud of you. I pray Almighty Allah make peace reign again in Pakistan. Good write..........gocash7.com

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YUkicross504@gmail.com 13 August 2018

Great one

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Akhtar Jawad 03 August 2016

A thoughtful poem, we all should think.

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