Independence Day: Tara Sahgal

Patriotism is a noble sentiment. It has been presented in poetry in many different ways. The poets have brought certain aspects to our notice which we do not always notice. You may like to see various representations of this sentiment in these poetry here.

Independence Day Poetry by Tara Sahgal

Fifty days of independence from you.
You that I am when finally I sleep.

Where colors blur into a muddy brown
and almond eyes are star tingly blue.

You are my context, my only clue.
How do you deny me when I am you?

My tongue curls sounds that you have made.
My box is of stones that you have laid.

I love you and loathe you, my lost is yours,
Your home and mine are foreign shores,

Brown as a nut, and as bleached as afraid,
we are the monster that you have made,

Slowly, slowly the ignorant learn,
Look at us, look at us, we are a thing apart –

Like father like daughter, can’t finish what I start.

∼ Tara Sahgal