(Pic.from Singhu Border)[1]
Path-ing; a New Way!
For an 8 km stretch,
near Singhu Border
exactly at 28°34'38.4"N[2], Delhi
We struck by a “New Path”
For a new India!
-Eureka!
Food; a Key
The old Wiseman from the tent
invited us:
“Come and Dine!”
We embraced by
a new -"Beth-lehem"
on the road!
Religion; an Interruption
Religion?
Yes, it broke out its old cage
diffused on the road,
carried by the broken toes,
un-relinquished energy!
-“Chalo Delhi.”
City; Surrounded by Villages
Finally,
The dream has come true!
A city surrounded by
The villages!
-“Ache Din!”
Weakness; as Strength
In the sweet rhymes
of those little kids
sitting back
on a tractor,
in those feeble but solid words
from that ordinary “citizen,"
on stage,
and
in the slow but steady melody
poured out from that old Bulbul,
we found a
“Weak Messianism![3]”
[1] This poetic rendering is inspired by Dharma Jyoti Vidya Peeth Faculty collective solidarity-visit to the Singhu Border, where the farmers are on strike against the newly passed hegemonic-bills by the central government.
[2] Courtesy google map!
[3] Weak messianism is an idea popularized by Walter Benjamin. Please refer to his classic work for further reading –"Theses on History," and the link below.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiPjqjit4_uAhX6zDgGHaHtAdMQFjACegQIAxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fceasefiremagazine.co.uk%2Fwalter-benjamin-messianism-revolution-theses-history%2F&usg=AOvVaw3VF6SW3gLv06xDhiW4TQoL
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