Independence from rape, 
Independence from gender bias, 
Independence from female foeticide, 
Independence from farmer suicides, 
Independence from acid attacks, 
Independence from environmental abuse, Independence from illiteracy,
Independence from poverty, Independence from racial hatred & religious bias,
Independence from bad roads & potholes,
Independence from corrupt leaders,
Independence from fearing freedom of speech,
Independence from bribery,
Independence from poaching, Independence from lies,
schemes and scams...

Oh India,

You truly are beautiful, your people have the sweetest smiles, warmest hearts... You have all the riches the world envies, breathtaking nature, heritage, culture, monuments, spirituality, arts, music
awe-inspiring diversity, colours, flavours...

Let us love our nation & give her, her forests, oceans, animals and each other the long overdue respect we deserve...

Lets support and give those who died for our Independence and those that serve us by risking their lives everyday for our safety, our borders, our cities the respect they deserve.

Lets be truly Independent, so we can each proudly say Bharat Mata ki Jai!!!


©RAMONA ARENA 2013
To all the flaky people in my life
This one is for you
You think I don’t know who you are
So sorry, but I didn’t get fooled.

For the times you did pretend
To be my friend
Taking as much as you could.
For the times you wished me ill
Secretly hoping
I’d fall to the ground as you stood.

For the hidden hopes
You harbored within
For me to give up and fail
For taking all you could
By sucking me dry
For your own entertainment and gain.

For all the lies you spread about me
Swearing to the world its true,
For all the gains you used me for
I still gave as I saw through.

I’m really not half as stupid or blind
As you like to believe is true
I choose to keep giving, hoping and forgiving
The insecurities that you’ve been reduced to.

I’ve obviously done something right in my life
To have made it so relevant to yours.
Thanks for your efforts, I’m way stronger now
May your life find real purpose, a true cause.


©RAMONA ARENA 2013