I am hopeful and I am afraid.

I am hopeful and,

I am afraid.

…

I know how to bring about the change,

How to rally masses.

How to transform politics,

Of this land. Yes, I do, Sir.

…

What I don’t know is,

How to quench my own fears,

How to stay alive, when shot at,

How to control the anger in the face of a senseless argument.

…

What I don’t know,

Is how to show others, what I see.

The deep-rooted optimism in my country.

…

The resilience of its farmer,

It’s rickshaw-driver.

The optimism of its beggars,

…

That there are better days ahead.

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