THE INDIA OF MY DREAMS

The flashing lights, the big cities
Cricket being played all around
Different kinds of people everywhere
Every type of religion can be found

The amazing monuments we see
The cultural heritage sights
The numerous amount of sunset points
And the quiet peaceful night

The number of roads just for shopping
The roadside pani-puri
And ice golas, and other chaats
So spicy they fill your mouth with fury

The red fort, where we hoist the flag
The Taj Mahal made of marble so white,
And so many beautiful temples,
They'll be forever embedded in your sight.

But these are just the common things
Between real life and the India of my dreams
It's easy to love your country
But to criticize it, it's harder than it seems

There are just a few things that I would change
The India of my dreams would be clean
I would walk on the road without holding my nose
And The India of my dreams would be green

The India of my dreams would be a safe place
Where I could walk on the road in the night
Where we wouldn't use the A/C at all
And drivers wouldn't stop just to fight.

The India of my dreams wouldn't just have the rules
And not follow them all day
The India of my dreams wouldn't judge me
If I went to the church, mosque, and temple to pray

The India of my dreams would have no poor
And wouldn't flourish on money and credit
But would have the power of helping people
And we would flourish on merit

The India of my dreams would say
That no man is greater than me
And the India of my dreams is innocent
And hence it is corruption free

But this India of my dreams is not real
It exists only in my dreams
And to make this dream come true
It's harder than it seems

But what then, are we here for
It's to make this dream a reality
We will start from the smallest area
And spread it to every city

The India of my dreams, will soon come alive
And I know that we will all give our best
To make our country, and all of us too
Better than the rest.