Wrapped in six yards of white muslin,
banished from her home with a tonsured head,
she faces a curse of loss of colours
ever since her husband was brought in dead.
Mummified for life she still exists
breathing, eating bland food, all desires unfed
Bare feet, she lays herself to sleep
curling up pillowless, on a cold wooden bed
But when she sleeps she often dreams
of butterflies and blossoms in purple and red.
YOUTHS, LET'S DREAM
Let's dream
the dreams of tomorrow,
pillowless and without mattress.
Let's dream
the dreams of tomorrow,
dreams without a single snore!
The dreams
of days to come.
The dreams
of what we want.
Let's dream
of a distant time.
Let's dream
of our later sons.
The dreams
of our aim and goals.
The dreams
of how we'll grow.
Let's dream
the dreams of a giant man.
Let's dream
the dreams of a great wise man.
The dreams
of deceased corruption.
The dreams
of buried extortion.
Let's dream
a dream of a moral world.
Let's dream
a dream of a peaceful world.
Dream O' youth
dream on...
Dream
of a great nation.
Dream O' youth
dream on...
Wake up
and begin to dream!
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