Because Of You

Thank you

For marching with a steady beat.

Never a step faltering,

Whether it be scorching heat

Or sticky, swampy bogs,

You thunder into it

Knowing that India will stay free

Because of you.

Thank you

For training days and nights,

Not complaining

About the broken elbow or injured ankle,

But instead you barrel onwards

Knowing India will not be hurt

Because of you.

Thank you

For running into the battlefield,

For thinking up elaborate plans

And never giving up if they don’t work

Never raising the white flag,

And India will never have to

Because of you.

Thank you

For being so selfless

And sacrificing yourselves

Though you might have fallen on the battle field

Your spirit has not been forgotten

India is our proud motherland

Because of you.