PakPoets 2007
NSN (Watan-e-boo Ku' daa) After doing the rounds of the Presidential Grounds, it is always refreshing to breathe the fresh air of the rustic heart of Pakistan. The PakPoets was organized in MBK to start off the new crusader year, and as usual, there was no dearth of dissatisfaction over anything remotely connected to authority. An assortment of the poems presented follows (some meaning may have been lost in translation).
When I say I am Pakistani
They say I should become a better Muslim first
When I say I am a Muslim
They say I should become a better Pakistani first
Who should I [NSN regrets] first?
Pakistan or Islam?
(Name withheld)
Basavar Qila
-------------------------------------------------
They say people get the leaders they deserve
But what have we done to deserve this [NSN regrets]
Name supplied:"What will you do? Kill women and children?"
Ran di Yaar Khan
--------------------------------------------------
Dear "Musharraf Aziz",
There should not be so many tears of patriotism in your eyes
That you cannot see straight
Moeen Khattak
Karachi
---------------------------------------------------
Army of eunuchs,
How much greener are you going to paint your useless missiles?
The sky will still be blue
Do not worry,
we will get you.
Name supplied: "I love Bharat-Rakshak" Baloch
Location withheld
-----------------------------------------------------
Shaukat, why don't you rescue your dirty crusader flag
from the floor of out mosques?
Wash it, and put it back
Muslim feet need to be wiped on clean cloth.
Mohammed Noor-ul-Islam
Rawalpindi
-------------------------------------------------------
Pakistan is burning
And no one cares
People have already enjoyed
Washed, paid, and gone home.
Name withheld
Lahore
This is NSN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bolder than you think. Stronger than you think. NSN.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
