My country burns

As I sit warm and cozy here,
Miles away my country burns there.
As I dream of making it big in a new city,
My old home is in shambles.

Crying, shouting, loathing and hating,
That's all I see afar.
Miles away, my friends gather in protests
Sweating in the heat, keeping the hope alive.
While I see the mockery of my country up here,
My country in shambles burns down there.

We need more than hope today,
To see India shining again.
The youth of my land,
Is a lost cause.
Running away, fleeing for their lives,
Girls returning to their homes.

But where is home?
No place on Earth is safe for my brothers anymore.
No hope, no light, no place to call their own.
I see the hope fading.
As I sit afar,
Miles away my country burns.