Because Of You
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.