Guneev Kaur

18 Years

2008-01-01 Years

St Joseph's Convent School

Jalandar

Poem

‘I proudly say my roots are in the farms’ Poem by Guneev on Farmers Protest

This powerful poem by 14 year old Guneev Kaur from Jalandhar is a perfect example of young minds wanting to participate in a national discussion about farmers. Read here

December 9, 2020

‘I proudly say my roots are in the farms’

They didn’t raise their voice
And we called them under privileged
By our own choice

Do you eat food?

Of course, from when you were born

But today you are being unjust

With the ones that provide.

A doctor, a teacher and even a parent,

We need them but not all the time,

A farmer, we just cannot do without.

Directly or indirectly, a farmer is a part of your life

Your growth in some way is his hard work.

In a sense he is no less than your parent.

Our world, our India has chosen to pass a new bill

Helping the high class businessmen to expand

They say it will help

But no! You are not helping

You are snatching..

Someone’s home, someone’s life

Making the poor men strife

If they fight for their basic right.

You don’t face them yourself, as if you are very polite

Instead, revert with water cannons and tear gas

Yet they don’t lose

They don’t give up.

I proudly say my roots are in the farms

Where my forefathers welcomed everyone.

With open arms

Those green fields

With frequent colour change, appeal to me

I feel sad looking at those iron- built faces

Boldly and politely fighting in the capital; farmers of all ages

And even though they are termed terrorists,

They are giving langar to the Police

Because in abundance they possess..

Peace

Proudest I feel

Seeing them in zeal

It is not just their fight,

But of the entire nation!

I support the farmers,

The mighty, life-givers.

For they never left us in our needs.

#farmersprotest

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