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Farhan Akhtar pens tribute for Peshawar attack victims

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MUMBAI: Weeks after the horrific attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, that left over a 100 children dead, veteran actor and director Farhan Akhtar has penned down a lyrical tribute to the victims of the tragedy for the Hindustan Times.

Childhood Lost In Peshawar by Farhan Akhtar

My brother nudged me on a cold winter morning

He said wake up it’s time to leave

The sun won’t be out another two hours from now

I said let me go back to sleep

He left me there

All nice and warm

Ran off to meet his friend

Bags on their backs

Their smiling faces

Vanished around the bend

Crying out I awoke mother twisting my ear

She said be more like your brother

In my heart how I wished I was their only son

never compared to another

She loved him more

Or so I thought

He was the special one

Her pride her joy

Her golden boy

Her shade in life’s harsh sun

Why couldn’t it be me

Why couldn’t it be me

Writing on lined pages a hundred times over

I’ll remember to go to school

The aching of my hand bringing tears to my eyes

Promised never to play the fool

How could I know

As I sat here

He in the assembly hall

Was unaware the clock struck ten

And guns came over the wall

Why couldn’t it be me

Why couldn’t it be me

Earlier, actor Anupam Kher also wrote an open letter to the militants responsible for the attack following the tragedy.

Read  Kher’s letter here.



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