Celebrate we do, with lights
Glowing up the new moon night
Performing festivities and attending guests
Making up yourself to look your best
While they in darkness live
And beautiful crackers is what they give
Burning up their kids and women at work
Lives are gone, when the flames go berserk
We have our hands full with sparklers and flower pots
They have their minds full of memories of lost ones
We do have a joy for it’s a celebration for us
And though they do celebrate, it’s blood and tears for most
Just for a meager pay, they give a life away
For they don't know what's life worth yet
While we know what a life is about, then come join and say
"No to the fireworks, we won't let those innocent lives taken away"
*****90% OF FIRECRACKERS ARE MADE IN SIVAKASI AND 70% IS OF CHILD LABOR AND OTHERS ARE MOSTLY WOMEN, THOUGH THEY CLAIM OTHERWISE.
EACH YEAR MORE THAN 100 LIVES ARE GONE, MOSTLY OF WOMEN AND INNOCENT KIDS.
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE DIWALI AND JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE NOT JUST BURNING CRACKERS, IT’S AN INNOCENT CHILD'S CHILDHOOD.
URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE PLEA AND PLEASE AVOID THESE CRACKERS IF POSSIBLE.
There's no need to be mild and adding, 'if possible', we have to assert Brad, with the support of like minded and aware friends to spread this thought! Very well written! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely agree with you Amit, having said that there is also a view that why don't we change the way crackers are made rather than abolishing or boycotting a tradition in itself.
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