The Fourth Bullet Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

The Fourth Bullet



Who fired the fourth bullet at him?
It all dim-witted to me seem,
I feel upset listening to this.
Should we at all despoil his peace?
Far too late now this truth to find,
His death though sad is long behind,
And in these years more than three scores,
We've hit enough hurting his cores.
If not caste, community, creed,
If not for electoral need,
Nor if in the name of our poor,
Swearing in his name solemn oath,
We've hit him times and times over,
We're all culprit, talk not of fourth.

Let's not worry about his death,
Enough if we follow his faith.
If we help, thousand blessings win,
Immortal would he live serene.
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Happenings |03.11.2017|

Sunday, February 17, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: murder,remember
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Comes Mahatma Gandhi's birth date (October 2) , we make the usual noises, and then forget all about it. Three bullets hit him in 1948. But now there is this talk of the fourth one, and a controversy has arisen. This piece however feels it is irrelevant. It matters little three or four or more bullets killed him. For, we have continued to kill him ever since his death.
Read related poem: October 2nd, Rituals Rife
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Aniruddha Pathak

Aniruddha Pathak

Godhra - Gujarat
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