Aug 15, 2021
Swatantra- A Poem on Independence
The song of Swatantra
Swatantra is not just about the title of the poem. It’s not just another Independence poem. It’s about the motherland, the land, the mother, you and me, and us all together.
This poem is an attempt for you to seek Independence from within. To ask yourself every now and then if you are really free? What binds you? What makes you feel Independent?
Do you feel Swatantra at the soul level? If yes, then don’t shy away from singing this Song of Swatantra, happy & high! If not, just ask why?
Hope you find yourself in Swatantra, become one and feel free from all boundaries and conditioning.
Let’s own & celebrate Independence every day, consciously 🙂
Happy Independence Day 🙂
Song of Swatantra
I can be the barren land-isolated
or a fertile field-decorated
deep inside lies my untouched soul
the essence of being immortal From dust I become-to end
into the dust, a cycle of pretend
in 'tween, a soul-free, identity independent
singing the song of freedom, eternally coherent The shackles of your conditioning
never do they define my being
I stretch, I flow, I change yet forever glow
in the gentle breeze, even in a stormy blow In lying bare or in clothing finery
naked truth being my only accessory,
I pride myself on telling my history
for in the roots of this land lies my glory I might be your survival food or savouring feast
Yet don't you dare label me beauty or beast
Neither food nor feast, neither beauty nor beast
I'm the solitary soul you know the least I'm the universe, I'm the atom
My spirit undivided in a stratum
It's not in you to bind me
For I'm free, I'm free, I'm free From dust I become-to end
into the dust, a cycle of pretend
in 'tween, a soul-free, identity independent
singing the song of freedom, eternally coherent I'm the universe, I'm the atom
My spirit undivided in a stratum
It's not in you to bind me
For I'm free, I'm free, I'm free I'm free
I'm free
I'm free
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Originally published at https://www.promisingpoetry.org on August 15, 2021.
