THE DARKEST DAY
Prof. Hazara Singh
September eleven became the darkest
day
In the history of a dazzling
superpower
Nay in that of all the civilized
nations
Adhering to human dignity and
fraternity
It clashed with objectives of new century
Expecting that man seeks to live in
peace
With his self, neighbours and
environments
It displayed the havoc, a dark mind
caused.
The invaders did not come armed from
abroad
Were implanted to wreck America from
within
Got trained here, exploited the lax
vigilance
Hijacked local planes, ruined towers
of trade
Struck seats of power, puzzled and
invincible
Band of Vandals, killer of innocent
thousands
Bigoted minds enforcing traditional
precepts
Hostile to modern ideas and liberal
concepts.
Long cold war between the postwar
superpowers
Led to coaxing of varied incompatible
nations
Intervention by Russia to prop an
Afghan ally
Prompted America to mobilize Pakistan
further
For arming wild tribes to harass the
Russians
U.S.S.R was driven out but a dormant
monster
Religious fanaticism, got
consequently revived
Which threatens all progressive modes
of life.
J & K fell as its next target for
ethnic carnage
Proxy war was started to add to scare
and fright
Strategies were laid down for
spreading disorder
India alone kept warning about
tempestuous times
US embassies were hit to test the
fiendish might
A naval ship was attacked to expedite
the strife
When USA realised that it could also
be beguiled
It had become pregnable to the
terrorist strikes.
A mighty nation swayed by floods of
information
Found astray natives without adequate
knowledge
About religious symbols of their
fellow citizens
When Sikhs were mistaken near to
terrorist Laden
Attacked and degraded despite their
civil rights
It exposed the isolation in a
multiracial set-up
Strength of a nation depends on its
weakest link
Pioneers of a new order may mend all
such lapses.
The operation Infinite Justice drawn
for waging
First war of new century to eliminate
terrorism
May lead to endemic conflict, if not
broad-based.
Anarchists be not acclaimed as
freedom fighters,
Those who applaud them are
opportunistic allies
Terrorism is a blight not threatening
USA alone;
A deep-rooted conspiracy with
diabolical designs
Against the rational and equitable
modes of life.
“Masses be saved from obsolete views
of clerics
Women be liberated from their
degrading edicts
Centres of terrorism be located and
liquidated
Its breeding sources; the bigotry and
narcotics
Be destroyed to check its sporadic
reoccurance’
The above ought be the goals of
Infinite Justice
It confined to avenge injured pride
and prestige
New century may witness more terror
and sabotage.