Nipped in the bud

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These are surreal times 

Politics sans principles 

Humanity sans morality

Lynching order of the day 

Intolerance sign of the times 

Animals safer than man

Deer is safe, cow is safer

But women are under seige

Hounded, raped and abused 

Beti bacho, beti padhao 

What about the victims of lust

Are they mere expendables?

The nation failed them

Where are they safe

At home, school, place of worship? 

The sacred Tiranga

A rallying point for martyrs 

Now a shield for rapists 

Will politics of expediency end

Will justice emerge unscathed 

Will their innocence be avenged 

Corruption rules the roost

Law breakers call the shots 

Perhaps justice is really blind

Nations at war

Human rights at stake

Blood cheaper than water

Don't limit your challenges 

Challenge your limits

Swim against the tide

Emerge from the comfort zone

Look for a way

Not a way out

Nothing like a challenge 

To crush the lust in you

J.S.Ifthekhar,

Hyderabad based journalist.