Independence
Indignation at impositions swells,
No longer this yearning for freedom, can we quell,
Depletes the soul, this seeking others' validation,
Erodes the spirit,this privation,
Push aside, this heavy yoke of dependence
Embrace the arduous path of self-reliance
Not an easy path is to traverse, armed only with faith and sense,
Demands courage, sacrifice , confidence,
Ever vigilant against the niggling doubts that sap our strength,
Not confuse cooperation with reliance
Cast aside those chains of fear that bind,
Establish firmly,freedom as the goal in your mind,
Independence, the elusive prize, the first step to freedom's gate,
Remembering those that fought, for everyone's right to be ,architects of their own fate,
I hope you will be free of the mind's prejudices, fearful binds, from today
On this, the nation's Independence Day.
--shubha
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