A humble request to all the King's horses, all the King's men, all Kings' horses and all Kings' men,
Today, the histories collapse
At your doorstep.
All the known facts
Evaporate in the air.
Do you still think
It's alright?
Not to think
When its high time?
Are you not done
With hating all?
Do you still have
A stomach to wage war?
Is it sweet? The smell of blood?
Does it feel nice when you cut his throat?
Do you feel safe when you're done spilling?
Do we just kill for the joy of killing?
Stories of the nations
Ancient, like revelations
Are teaching you to ignite
A spark of love, not a bolt of light
Nations have fallen to prove,
War has never improved
A thing. It's just a spoof
The watchdog plays on you.
How many more lives
Will it take for you to decide?
Can't you still see the need to retreat?
When you watch your histories repeat?
All the King's Horses and All the King's Men
By Kayenat Hameed Khan
Life is strange, death stranger and the sick urge of wishing death upon a living the strangest and ugliest of all. In nation where war is glamorized and worriers glorified, participating in the war will be considered a prestige. Here, one of our national dilemmas is that we have the spirit of worriers, a country to die for but no one to eliminate. We are not at a "real" war with anyone outside, anyone we can kill (the context is strictly restricted to the reactions and feelings of the people only). One of my very emotional friends will argue, "My poor vandal soul craves the satisfaction of fighting a holy war, or a war for a holy cause. And since I don't have a chance, I'll create one for myself."
After the horrific incident of Pulwama attack, our major media players played deaf and blind to the attack, for two whole days, as broadcasting and vibing about the preparations for the arrival and stay of his highness Saudi crown-prince Mohammad Bin Salman were more important. The few condemnations that were seen on social media and the news could not do anything about our neighbor's blame game.
Let's face it, we were slow in condemning and slower in responding to the "baseless" accusations. However, when Prime Minister Pakistan finally gave his word out in the public, it was almost a word of peace. He talked of cooperation if the neighbors have any evidence. But somehow his words didn't bring the people of Pakistan any peace. And this is where the war with-in the hearts of the patriots began.
The top trends for the past two days have been very disappointing and the situation seems more alarming than ever as it is the common people craving for the war, the people who cannot pay their "straight" bills so they twist and turn their devices and the systems. People who find following the rules hard, because it wastes time (it has been argued by a fellow).
As far as the reaction to neighbor's media is concerned, our national dignity, which is of great great great importance to these patriots, was already restored via our PM's message. Taking it further with every other post made while bunking a class, or using the office wifi, or lying to the love of their life is not doing anything put putting us under the radar of the people, the forces and the governments, who are still not satisfied with the "Sabacha" situations of the system and are calling our entire nation a mob of fundamentalists.
And while one may react that it doesn't matter because it doesn't effect them directly, they should know the people and forces they are provoking are the same that our governments and other responsibles try hard to please.
Besides all, war brings death, destruction, elimination and walls. Why glorify something which doesn't end the existing problems rather catalyze the destruction?
After the horrific incident of Pulwama attack, our major media players played deaf and blind to the attack, for two whole days, as broadcasting and vibing about the preparations for the arrival and stay of his highness Saudi crown-prince Mohammad Bin Salman were more important. The few condemnations that were seen on social media and the news could not do anything about our neighbor's blame game.
Let's face it, we were slow in condemning and slower in responding to the "baseless" accusations. However, when Prime Minister Pakistan finally gave his word out in the public, it was almost a word of peace. He talked of cooperation if the neighbors have any evidence. But somehow his words didn't bring the people of Pakistan any peace. And this is where the war with-in the hearts of the patriots began.
The top trends for the past two days have been very disappointing and the situation seems more alarming than ever as it is the common people craving for the war, the people who cannot pay their "straight" bills so they twist and turn their devices and the systems. People who find following the rules hard, because it wastes time (it has been argued by a fellow).
As far as the reaction to neighbor's media is concerned, our national dignity, which is of great great great importance to these patriots, was already restored via our PM's message. Taking it further with every other post made while bunking a class, or using the office wifi, or lying to the love of their life is not doing anything put putting us under the radar of the people, the forces and the governments, who are still not satisfied with the "Sabacha" situations of the system and are calling our entire nation a mob of fundamentalists.
And while one may react that it doesn't matter because it doesn't effect them directly, they should know the people and forces they are provoking are the same that our governments and other responsibles try hard to please.
Besides all, war brings death, destruction, elimination and walls. Why glorify something which doesn't end the existing problems rather catalyze the destruction?
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