Today's Beautiful Gem: "Let that be our future!" by J. K. Mohana Rao

They say that it is their land;
We say that it is our land;

They say that their land is pure;
We say that our land is holy;

They say that we are occupiers;
We say that they are occupiers;

They say that we don't respect human rights;
We say that they don't respect human rights;

They say that their martyrs reach the heaven;
We say that our martyrs reach the Mother;

They say that ours is an occupation army;
We say that theirs is an occupation army;

They say that we are fundamentalist;
We say that they are fundamentalist;

They say that we are not flexible;
We say that they are not flexible;

They swear by resolutions;
We swear by agreements;

They have historical and legal arguments;
We have historical and legal arguments;

They have their friends and supporters;
We have our friends and supporters;

They have their own dead men;
We have our own dead men;

Their people are poor;
Our people are poor;

They need food, houses, water, hospitals and schools;
We need food, houses, water, hospitals and schools;

They need money for their people;
We need money for our people;

They don't have enough money;
We don't have enough money;

Their money is spent on bombs, missiles and arms;
Our money is spent on bombs, missiles and arms;

From their side and from our side:
Let the wives who lost husbands in the battles,
Let the mothers who lost sons in the battles,
Let the daughters who lost fathers in the battles,
Let the sisters who lost brothers in the battles,
Meet at the line that divides the two foes--
Let these women exchange notes
Let these women talk to the suffering
Let these women travel all over the land
Let these women decide

Let us accept their verdict
Let that be our future!

Om shaantiH Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao

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