LASTING SOLUTION ( as Manipur bleeds)
APURBA KUMAR KHOUND
O General I ask
why are all these guns trained
on the unarmed civilians?
Because they are up in arms
to kill one another
and this madness has to end
if a few more casualties on either side
bring that elusive peace
so be it is the order I carry
in the larger interest of all,
the General replies
will that bring lasting peace
I ask again
it sure will for a period of time
as the wounds take time to heal
and for the mental scars to fade,
he replies
and then what, I think aloud
he responds,
the cycle may repeat after many years as memories begin to fade
is it a solution I ask ?
my orders are for enforcing
immediate peace
finding a lasting solution
is not my brief,
the general replies !!
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