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When a General becomes a Politician

Mon, Jun 11, 2007

Pak Affairs

Afreina Noor Islamabad

The day you forgot
Who you were
And what you were trained to be
I stopped saluting you General
I stopped saluting you
When you forgot yourself
Why should I have remembered General
Why should I have remembered
You took off your uniform
The bearer of your grace
Your authority
You took off your badges and stars
So that you might become one yourself
You’ve forgotten General
You’ve forgotten
Power and authority are different
Rising above the writ of law;
Invincible is different
Something you can never be General
Something you can never be
Put your hands down General
Stand like the dictator you are
I’m willing to salute you even in that guise General
I’m willing to salute you in that guise
But bigots I can’t stand
Zealots of power I cannot bear
Take off that skin which isn’t yours General
Take off that skin which isn’t yours
Your true self I love
This hypocrisy I despise
Listen to the voice of this nation General
Listen to the voice of this nation.

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This post was written by:

Rubab Saleem - who has written 2973 posts on Pakistan Times!.

Rubab Saleem is Editor of Pakistan Times

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1 Comments For This Post

  1. Ashraf Says:

    Lets not see who General is; wheather he has legitimacy or not. Just look at his performance and deliverance. Look at the economy’s growth in last 7 years. Countries are not run by poetry or slogans. General’s results are there. By the way, who is alternate of General? BB, NS, Qazi, Altaf Bhai, Fazal-ur-Rehman.
    Please let the man lead this country.

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