A Sacrifice for India

Life in Kashmir had been so good for her,

Lakes and flowers were passionate to her,

It was a paradise to her,

Till that great disaster...


She cannot remember what had happened,

But was sure something bad had happened,

She was too young to remember,

And nothing about this was told to her...


People were running from here to there,

Blood just seemed to be everywhere,

She could see people dying,

And could do nothing while she was crying...


She was picked up by someone,

And brought to a place known by none...


She had seen them before,

They had killed her mother and father...


They asked her to join their group,

But they were shocked when she refused..


She knew who they were,

And did not want to be like them ever,

She took a gun to her head,

And shot herself dead..


She was just ten..

But did not want to be one of them,

She loved her country and never go against it..

Thus by killing herself..she did prove it..


This is the story of young Ishantri,

Who sacrifised her life for the country...