One Shot

One shot One shot was fired We imagined it might have been from cracker "Hai Raam" we heard from Bapu's mouth Soon he was declared with death It was prayer time Everybody was allowed at this time Even though Bapu* was warned of danger He took it in lighter mood My life is an open book He shook his head And showed no interest "I am not" he was going for crucial test My duty is over My mission needs no cover The political party must wind wings We have shown to nation whatever we wanted to bring One bullet and he had gone The gruesome thing was done We lost the father of the nation Even though it was his life time work with solid foundation Bapu* Mr. M.K.Gandhi.. popularly known and addressed as