The national anthem
is a nice song
recited with pride
and thrilling gong
the glorious nation
its expansive stance.
But the national anthem
fares poor
its unable to arouse
the filthy ears
stupid folks stooped in misery
living a life
thats daily drudgery
beating rape and shit
of course thats not all gloomy
as i say
they too love music
and respond more
to Bombay's thrill and ding-dong
The national anthem is nice
but a poor song.
-LP
(this poem is not meant to dishonour Tagore.But its ironical that a person who was always suspicious of nationalism as an ideology his poem was selected to epitomize the same!)
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