A Promise - On Anti-Endosulfan Day

A Promise to Future

Cry not, for no one can hear
Plead not, for there is no justice, not for us.
Ask not, for we will not be granted,
Salvation, Peace or Right to Life.

Hapless, we have been thrown aside,
Like worthless carcass, used and useless.
Our bones left for scavengers to lick clean.
Forgotten by our own, lost in History.

We are the voiceless, toiling tirelessly for your progress.
We are the downtrodden, on whose shoulders you build your bright future.
We are the sons and daughters of your Mother,
Unseen, unheard, we are washed away in your Greed.

We sacrifice our selves on the altar of your Gluttony,
We are the tools, with which you build your business.
What is it to you, who sits in your crystal towers, unreachable,
If we perish in our efforts to fill your coffer.

With one tongue you talk of care, concern and consideration.
With your other tongue, you sell us poisoned lies.
Then runs away with eyes covered,
You care not to see the devastation you leave behind.

You still stand tall, with your head held high,
And preach of Democracy, Development and the Future
A future to which we have no right,
A tomorrow that we will never see.

You tell us of empowerment,
But we have no Power to say no to certain death.
You talk of fundamental rights,
When we don’t even have a Right to Life.

What for the progress, when our children writhe on the floor,
Sightless, soundless, in agonized death throes?
What for the tomorrow, when our hopes have withered,
Our dreams have died a poisonous death?

Still you come around: vultures, scavengers, hyenas,
Dressed up in fleece, hiding your slobbering maws,
Your pitiless claws and vicious fangs,
Your greedy eyes roving tirelessly: How to exploit our pitiful plight?

You use us on your climb to power,
You make us false promises and vows,
Then you turn around and spit on our Wounds
And accuse us of lies and deceit.

Not for money, promises or threats,
No longer will we remain silent,
We have had enough, get out of our Life,
We don’t need you, we never have.

No more will we say yes to your Poison.
No more will we lay down our lives for your Wealth.
No more will we sacrifice our hopes for your Future.
No more will we bear your murder of our kin.

So go now. You are no longer welcome.
We choose not to remain downtrodden anymore.
We have Voice. Even Heaven will hear us,
Now that we have decided to rise.

We will go forth into the World,
We will fight for our Freedom,
We will win back what is ours,
We will not falter, we will not fail.

We will hold out our hands, we will make a promise.
A promise to our selves, a promise to our children,
A promise for today, a promise for tomorrow,
A promise for Freedom for ever and a day.