TROUBLE IN TIMBUKTU

There is trouble in Timbuktu,That's a far off place,
Nothing can happen to us, We are always safe.

It may be an earthquake,
A bombing or a war,
A storm or a Tsunami,'
Its always somewhere far.

A strike, a strife,
A murder or a rape,
A medical negligence or accident,
A robbery or red tape.

There is trouble in Timbuktu, That's the other place,
What can we do?, Its not our space.

Petrol prices, auto fares,
Traffic jams and drainage blocks,
Street lights not working,
Bad roads and dug up rocks.

Garbage on roads,
Mosquitoes in stagnated water,
No security at night,
Thieves and robbers wander.

There is trouble in Timbuktu, We may stay there,
I did complain to the authorities, But they don't care!!

Women abused,
Children molested,
Lost or abandoned,
How horrible!!, abducted.

Drunken husbands,
Beaten up wives,
Sexual harassment,
All just thrives.

There is trouble in Timbuktu, I live around the corner,
I have to safeguard my family, cant worry about the former.

Visually, physically and the mentally challenged,
AIDS, STD's, Cancer and such,
Drug addiction, female infanticide,
And there is still so much.

Save the environment, stop pollution,
Save animals, become vegetarian,
Recycle waste, don't use plastic,
Discrimination based on color and religion.

There is trouble in Timbuktu, My children's future is at stake,
Tell me what to do, and I will part take.

Let's not be indifferent,
Let's do our bit,
Let's not be aloof,
Let's not ignore it.

Create an awareness,
Take a step, small it may be,
Make a donation,
Do service for free.

I am an Indian, its citizen I'm proud to be,
What happens to India, happens to me!!

Speak up, speak out,
Represent the needy,
Seek help, use the law,
Pull up the greedy.

Every action, every step counts,
Be a gaurdian angel to some,
Never underestimate,
The power of "one".