Sacred Lotus
Lotus is flower
-that grows in water
-when murky and shallow
The same is with martyrs
-and heroes in news
- (Governments')
Like recent hostages
-Canadian, USA's
To me these heroes are
-grown in murky news
-swim deep in swamp
Nothing is logical!
I researched
-though still obscure
-he is son to lawyer…
-was married to sister
-and daughter of Khadr…
- (third husband!)
All murky
-furthermore
-murkier is time of travel
-she, in her seventh-month
-pregnant?
Who is fool?
-the doers?
-the writers?
-the readers?
This lotus that looks good
This lotus, this sacred
This lotus is dirty
(Sure murky)
And worse is IED
-which has killed four FCs
-in Kurram Agency
And they are four soldiers
-the soldiers who had helped
-save foreign hostages!
Let's stop
Let's rewind
Woman was seven-months
Pregnant…
No doctor recommends
-and no wise has offered
-travel in such times
A woman going to the mountains?
-where the life is basic
-and mother of the bombs
-dropped there killed people?
Is murky
Is murky
Is murky
What of man?
What of him?
No talk of history! ?
Is murky
Is murky
Is murky
It is like a man with
-plenty matchsticks
-making house
-as is shown in series
- 'House of cards! '
All murky
All murky
All murky
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