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All Glory is Fleeting

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Having been a Superstar Far out of reach from my competitors While was fighting my war Saw off all the opponents with fervour I was the talk of the town A sensational Victor, a Legend Whoever fought me, went down With insurmountable losses that wouldn’t mend Game after game – I won Cruising along, I feared none Like a tall mountain that stood with pride Glory was on my stride Like the never-ending waves, I marched Watching me unstoppable, my rivals parched Precision and Perfection Took me to new levels of elation Millions of fans celebrated my victory As I was creating history Like the beaming sunlight that descends upon the earth With some brilliant plays, I took away my fan’s breath After few everlasting success The winds seemed to recess Age and injury took a toll When the new players had a roll Every game I lost gave me pain And failures started to rain The end of an era – some called My ideas and execution fla...

No to Racism

The long tiring seasons of domination With no freedom to express our thoughts Our endless fears on relentless starvation Deep down inside struck with blood clots The never-ending saga of Oppression Our family and kids dealt with humiliation When earning bread and butter became tedious The entire world that slaved us turned joyous For long we battled for equal rights Pleaded for acknowledgment and respect The feel of free air left far away from our sights Betrayed even by the Gods who ignored to protect Our stories and history written in blood With our men and women beaten for fun In our struggles alone we stood With our heads down, fearing for the gun Together we were in our mission Slowly the winds of rebel gained support Few good hearts understood our vision And bailed us from the ocean of dirt We work hard in driving the economy But still few see us as an enemy Before we think we have succeeded, we have miles to go To let th...