Where is the freedom???

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In the independence glory we bask,
But where is the freedom I ask?

Country has been free for 64 years...
But have we got freedom from our fears??

Fear of life, Fear of death,
Almost everyday, the tremors we get...

Slavery of money, Slavery of norms,
Slavery everywhere, just different forms..

Look at an Indian daughter,
Obeying every whim of dear father..

Look at her give in to her in laws..
for her, its freedom with flaws.

We were slaves of the foreign raj,
rebelling we got back the "Taj"!

But even today, there is something which binds..
that something is our own, its in our minds!

Comments

  1. Saru SinghalAugust 3, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    Beautiful....Kudos for such a wonderful creation...

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  2. UpasanaAugust 3, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    @Saru : Thank you!

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  3. mehalAugust 4, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    wow so impressive!! n photo is perrrrfect!!

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  4. pooja.dAugust 4, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    luv it....!! luv the line.. freedom with flaws

    nice to meet the poetic side of u... n i thought i knew u....!! :p :p

    ur doing well, luv all ur posts so far... !! good luck....!! :*

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  5. Madhav MishraAugust 4, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    i am not big on judging poems but still great try.keep writing for the love of it

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  6. UpasanaAugust 4, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    @Mehal : thank you!!

    @pooja.d : You still know me the best!! thank you for your comments,means a lot!! :*

    @maniac.hunter : Thank you!

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  7. AnuragAugust 15, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    a very nice thought and well penned :)

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  8. CuriousAugust 16, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    WOW...fantastically written my dear! Absolutely true and very aptly said! "Freedom with Flaws"...nice work!

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  9. UpasanaAugust 16, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    @anurag : Thank you!

    @curious : Thank you!!

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  10. xyzMarch 1, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Freedom is a state of inner consciousness. It is related to what one expects from life.
    Love your work!

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  11. gunjan kumarJuly 27, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    provoking lines,,,good one.
    and the picture supporting the poem is a perfect one.

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  12. UnknownAugust 10, 2014 at 12:19 AM

    Really Nice! And, Coincidently I too have used the same picture for my poem on same thoughts.

    Regards,
    Awwthentic

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