Is it Your Victory

by Ananya S. Guha / June 1st, 2025

Once a country
Now two countries
Pahalgam April 2025
26 killed
Attack
Counter attack
All this took place
Within ten days
Each country
Claiming they had won
Is this a game
Game changers
Ask for peace
In the search for
A volatile cease fire.

INDIA my land
What troubles you
Why are you so restless
Why do borders trouble you
Don’t we live in a border less world
Come let us touch blue mountains
Again, jagged skies dotted with hills
Tryst with love
Chiaroscuro of skies
Emblazoned with guns
One country, now two
Two countries, Not one

In a search for a border less world
Vainglorious are the impediments
INDIA my beloved, what ails you
Is it your victory?

Ananya S Guha lives in Shillong in North East India. He has been writing and publishing poetry for the last thirty years, and his poetry has appeared in numerous online publications. He holds a doctoral on the novels of William Golding and currently is a senior academic in India's Indira Gandhi National Open University. Read other articles by Ananya S..

This article was posted on Sunday, June 1st, 2025 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.