I cannot kiss you today
O you, nectar- lipped lady.
My lips are sewed
and not a tongue
do I possess-
in revolution’s name
they’ve pulled it away
to accelerate the revolution’s pace.

I cannot kiss you today
O you, nectar lived lady.
Forgive me, forgive me, will you?
I simply salute you
but with my eyes only
for my hands
they’ve chopped it away
to sow the seeds of tyranny.

I cannot kiss you today
O you, nectar lived lady.
I cannot stand up
to greet you either.
They’ve pierced holes
all over my legs
with the nails of anarchy.

I cannot kiss you today
O you, nectar lived democracy.
I cannot kiss you today.
You were born naked
Pure- pristine
but they’ve clothed you with infamy.

They’ve changed your verity.
They’ve distorted your destiny.
They’ve made you an antithesis
of what you actually used to be.

I cannot kiss you today
O you, nectar lived democracy
I cannot kiss you today.

Copyright 2007 Bhuwan Thapaliya