Accession & Succession! Poem by Naga Vamshidhar Ratakonda

Accession Happened,
Succession & Inclusion,
Never Ever Happened &
Still an Issue at Risk!

With Intrusions & Wars,
Peace efforts Foiled,
Human Rights Buried,
Heaven turned to Hell!

Tourism & Terrorism,
Treasure & Trouble,
Tastes & Threats,
Treaties & Tension!

Jewel Dove Kashmir,
A Luring Lovely and,
An Alluring Beauty,
An Earthly Heaven;

Amidst Glory & Strife,
Remains a Headline,
With Border Dead Lines,
Filled with Bloody Times;

With Wily Intentions of,
Crooked Neighbours,
Catching Global Attention,
Negotiations at a Stand Still!

The Past, Present &
Future of Kashmir,
Defies & Defines the,
Hopes & Prospects of,
World's Largest Democracy!