Five Salutes

Protects me,feeds me,loves me,made me wise,
I was in her tummy and now in her eyes,
why to give me life she took so many pains,
perhaps only her inerself explains,
only she could hit me,
only she is allowed to berate,
she makes me feel huge,
she makes me feel great,
and then to give me a brother,
I bend down and salute you my mother.



Protects us,makes us feel the freedom,makes us feel strong,
concludes right out of a war fought on wrong,
baggy greens and chest filled with pride,
they walk with a gun on one
and life on the other side,
as the time runs and I grow older,
I want to keep saluting you oh soldier.



One crack,one hit,one shot,
makes the crowd scream out there throat,
as He walks through the pavillion,
cheers,screams,expectations and even god become His pillion,
one weeps when He gets out,
bowlers appeal and here we shout,
He has made infinite records,
in India and abroad,
every time i see a cricket match,i see him,
every time i see a cricket bat, i see him,
every time i think of god,i see him,
to take everything on your shoulders
without a grin
see weeping me,standing and saluting you oh Sachin!



Moves on,takes it turn by turn,
with all the bruises and the burn,
he keeps walking,he keeps talking,
empathy is what we can share,
his life is what we cannot dare,
sometimes he is without eyes,
sometimes he wants to scream but only cries,
sometimes he wants to lift,
but fails to even shift,
without the limbs or without the hands,
he stands out as a fighter,
smiles and makes things lighter,
with so much around he stays stable,
I salute u oh man, and apologize if referred you as disabled.



You had it, I had it, we all had it,
but now its gone and lost,
our eyes can only cheat,
we act tigers when in fleet,
But no one has it,no one will have it,
its an irreversible process,
its says denied acess,
why with all the attempt and tries,
I can not go back and have it in my eyes,
why do I have to look fool and act wise,
he is sleeping,he shouldnt wake up,
shhhhh I will try to keep it mild,
while I stand and salute the innocence of a child..