"Hum Hain Ki Hum Nahin?"
바카라Hum hain ki hum nahin?바카라
A long born question where hopes are shattered.
A valley바카라s grief in quivering breath
Caught between silence and slow death.
We are not bombers, nor terrorists
We live, we laugh, we love and heal.
We are not clouds in your storms,
We seek the truth, not right or wrong.
We want the right to speak, to be
To dream a dawn that brings hope.
Not to be woken up in the middle of the night,
Not judged by guns, or the beard we keep.
What do we want? Not much to ask
A space not full of false blame.
A tranquility, a child unscarred,
A home that바카라s whole, an unalienated life .
We want to be 바카라 just let us be,
Not minions in a history.
"Hum hain ki hum nahin?" we ask
Still waiting for the truth to evolve.
Areefa Ashraf is a 2nd year English Literature student at a UG College in Kashmir. She tries to ruminate on the tragedy of Kashmir but often gives up in despair.
