I am a soldier,
Do you know me Mr. Human right?
I guard the borders,
So you can sleep in night,
I am not trigger happy,
And I too don’t want the fight.
I patrol the barbed fences,
Do you think I do it for myself?
If I needed to be safe,
I would be hiding like you as well,
So why do I risk my life?
Mr. Human right, will you please tell?
I too have a family,
Are you aware they exist?
Why do you only see the rights?
Of murderers, rapists and terrorists,
Why don’t you ever speak for me?
Truth, it seems, you love to resist.
Do you not speak of me?
Because it won’t get you known,
Why in the name of humanity?
Why only hypocrisy is shown?
It is my blood that irrigates remember,
The seeds of democracy sown.
Mr. Human right will you,
For once be a human being,
When the enemy takes away my head,
For my rights, will you scream?
I know it is a question vain,
But Mr. Human right, will you ever feel?
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Human Rights Hypocrisy
Archit Srivastava
Dr Archit Srivastava aka Archwordsmith is a practicing doctor, writer and poet. He has penned over 300+ poems and stories over 26 years from a tender age of 10 years.
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