My City

I am born and grew up
in this city, my coveted place

I think this city of mine is most safe and secured-
barring four incidents of bomb blasts
seven communal riots
a dozen occasions of incendiarism
about one hundred rape cases
and scores of murders or half murders
and pick pocketing, burglaries, cheating and eves teasing
are too normal things to give them serious thoughts.

Truly, my city is good, quiet and safe
I love my city, my dreamland
I studied here, passed my engineering course from Karve College
just three stops from my colony. I found my sweetheart here.
she and I had schooling together.

We had been married for ten years now with a son,
both earn a lot, me as a company engineer

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poem by Madhav Sarkunde
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