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Freedom from prejudices and feeling of oneness with humanity.. will we ever achieve this?
We are all born free Or so we think I am made of flesh and bones And so are you!
I feel, love, cry and laugh I have hopes, dreams and aspirations for a better life And so do you!
Then why was I told that you and I are different? Not worthy of marriage to me and friendship with me? You are Salman, I am Sahgal You are Muslim, I am Hindu Are we not the same? Made of flesh and blood, hopes and desires?
I look at her and she reminds me of myself Brimming with optimism and hope, yet carefully cynical I was born in the city and she in a village I of a certain caste, she of another Why are we different? Are we not the same?
You see, we think we are free but we are not Because this freedom is an illusion One that we have created For we have created both the chains that bind us and the means to free ourselves
Unlearn, unlearn, unlearn Unlearn this toxicity that clouds your judgement That makes you look at someone else as a category and not a human This poison that is socially constructed Unlearn it please
Your race, gender, caste and class Are both real and unreal They define you, but they should not
After all, we have a lot more in common with each other, do we not? Your courage, conviction, values and judgement These are things I treasure in a person And they cut across barriers, across nationalities, across genders and castes
You are a human and so am I In you I see a bit of me and in me, I hope you see a bit of you Our governments may say we are different, but I disagree Our families may disapprove, but to them I say: “To Hell with it”
We are free, yet in chains Let’s break these chains together And show them what it truly means to be “free”
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Kanav is, as of June 2021, pursuing his Master's in Development from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. He identifies as queer for personal and political reasons and can be contacted via https://www.linkedin.com/ read more...
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