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Reading Bush-Kerry poem, several readers commented that is it time to pack our bags and leave? Well, poems are never very straight forward in their message. Each one has its own interpretation. I had tried to infuse it with a dose of sarcasm. Because it is not that it does not matter who wins or loses but the fact is that we don't matter. We don't have a critical mass yet. And with the archaic system of electoral college actually even a state as big as California did not matter. Anyhow, here is a poem that I wrote in response to those comments. We always have a love-hate relationship with life, women, God - basically everything that matters. As Nida Fazli wrote kabhii palako.n pe aa.Nsuu hai.n kabhii laba pe shikaayat hai magara ai zindagii phir bhii mujhe tujhase mohabbat hai

Rahul Upadhyaya aasha Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Sach hoge khwab yahii Ham nahii.n to bachche sahii Banege nawaab yahii So_e hu_e ye siip hai.n Bo_e hu_e ye biij hai.n Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii khile.nge gulaab yahii Duniyaa apanii basaa_e.nge Khushiyo.n se sajaa_e.nge Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Ho.nge ham shaadaab yahii Abhii tarasate jaam hai.n Abhii bahut se kaam hai.n Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Piiye.nge sharaab yahii Yaad aatii hai janmabhoomi Kaam aatii hai karmabhoomi Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Jite.nge khitaab yahii Waapas jo bhii gaye hai.n Wo abhii naye naye hai.n Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii lauTe.nge janaab yahii Har koii hataash hai Dhoo.nDhataa prakaash hai Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Milegaa aaftaab yahii Sab kaa buraa haal hai Man me.n kaii sawaal hai.n Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Mile.nge jawaab yahii Liyaa kuchh udhaar hai Diyaa kuchh utaar hai Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii kare.nge hisaab yahii Badale apane naam bhii Kiye aaDh_e-TeDhe kaam bhii Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Utare.nge naqaab yahii Abhii dukho kaa saath hai A.nsuan kii barasaat hai Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Thamegaa sailaab yahii Abhii TimTimaate taare hai Aa.nkho.n ke ujiyaare hai Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii Chamakegaa mahtaab yahii Kaise tay kiyaa se safar Kaise guzare ye pahar Aaj nahii.n to kal sahii likhe.nge kitaab yahii November 16, 2004