The phone worth millions and the designer dress,
With arrogance we wear.
And to help the poor we do swear
But,
O the sleeping lads
Do you really care?
The dharna cries, the bullet-proof glass protecting the men they call leaders,
Followed by the blind masses; they claim to hold dear.
The medal of valour, some songs and cries of sympathy for the martyrs
But,
O the sleeping lads
Do you really care?
The ambiguous web surrounds and the predator strikes.
Swallowing the innocent Mashal and many others.
With a few status updates, hashtags and tears, our worries wither but the question remains…
O the sleeping lads do you really care?
Published in Daily Times, May 16th 2018.