My Mother Is Still Alive Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Still alive-
My mother.
My mother is
Still alive.
And we are there
With her,
We, the five.

I live
On my motherland,
That is free.
But I?
If I am not free,
How dare I to say
My motherland is free!

The definition of free,
Is yet to express
In full.
I know, I am
Not free to express
My views here
On my own motherland.
I know, I am
Not free to do
What I like,
Though good.

My mother is still alive,
But see, she is helpless.
See, she is out of control,
See, she depends on others
Always in every work.

But I fear
My mother,
I know, my mother
Is the daughter
Of a tiger,
I am the son
Of my mother.
But, am I a tiger?
I question myself.
How is it?
I find no answer,
Please, see,
Everywhere jackals,
All around me.
Still, I want to live,
I know, victory is all
On my side.