"The Liberty Tree"

SCENE I
That Tree
commercially painted
once green
dusty
arid
in the corner
of a crowded lane
kept thinking and
thinking of future….

SCENE II
One busy day
The Heritage workers
laboriously
cut the tree down
“A thing from the past
should, at least,
act old”
they kept assuring themselves

SCENE III
The Stump remains
Its roots are out
in the streets now.
They demand Azaadi

SCENE IV
Every moment
roots rage out
A tree grows inside me.
I keep thinking……

SCENE V
Cries