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Stay at home, cover your entire self and shut the doors and windows. And do not travel alone, you're a lady and there are vultures out there!
Stay at home, cover your entire self and shut the doors and windows. And do not travel alone, you’re a lady and there are vultures out there!
I want to go where the three oceans meet and watch the sunrise open the gates of clouds
But I hear a voice Do not travel alone You are a lady and there are vultures around
I want to see from where the forceful Ganga flows Where they say a dip takes away all your sins
I wonder if it’s even the heinous ones but the voice says that even Ganga is not safe
Do not travel alone You are a lady and there are vultures around
One of the wonders of the world is in my country I so want to visit it again
Picture me against the simmering marbles The magnificent Mughal art and be lost in the wilderness of its beauty
But there comes the voice Do not travel alone You are a lady and there are vultures around
God has a country in my country, where even rain doesn’t spoil the plans
I want to soak in its beaches and backwaters Feel the rain and sun on my face and body
But the voice says again Do not travel alone You are a lady and there are vultures around
Stay home, stay put Cover yourself from head to toe shut the doors and windows,
Lock yourself inside Kill your spirit and Do not open your mouth Do not travel alone You are a lady and there are vultures around
Picture credits: Still from Bollywood movie Jab We Met
Mitra mostly writes poems and occasionally pens down stories or memoirs. She is a software professional with a passion for both technology and literature. She has published a book of poetry called, ‘Beginning’ and participates read more...
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