State of the Nation

Let us wait and pause for a second,
And give a thought as to where we as a Nation are heading.

The country which has a glorious past and royal history,
Is Today besieged by growing population and vicious circle of poverty.

A Nation takes pride in its people and socio-political-economic system,
But we as a country are still facing and fighting the monster of corruption.

A Nation makes progress with its citizens, industries and Infrastructural assets
And I am afraid that we are losing and lacking behind in all those important aspects.

Commonwealth Games is becoming big word of Pride for US the Indians,
But it is in real a shelter for all types of corruption, Inflation and manipulation.

The common man of our nation do not possess either food or a shelter,
The farmers are killing themselves and we are moving down the ladder.

The roads are in a bad shape so does the Infrastructure
People have forgotten the old but rich Indian Culture.

The Crime is increasing day by day like our population
It seems all of us need a centre for rehabilitation.

The language is another issue to speak of here,
Our mother tongue has no place but English is spread everywhere.

The young Indian mind thinks of changing the system all over
To reform the structure and to do an overall Indian make over.

The new rupee symbol seems to be a great start for young India
Being an Indian I also dream for a prosperous and healthy India

In the End would request all to come forward and take a step ahead
As it is never too late and we know it is better done than just said
Let us cross all boundaries and take our Nation to newer heights
And built a nation in which we all rest our national pride.

Ruchi Mehta