Poems of Ren Onzukum

Genuine peace comes when justice is served

For as long as women remain landless,
For as long as the voices of youth are ignored,
For as long as the dependent mindset is not eradicated,
For as long as cultural and social life
  Holds on to oppressive structures.
For as long as politics and economics
  Are dominated by foreign nations,
For as long as we channel more money to the military
  Than to basic education,
For as long as the causes of social unrest remain untouched,
The slogan "For Peace And Prosperity Of Our Nation" will not become reality.

Ren Onzukum, Nagalim

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