This day will remain deeply etched In the minds of the citizens of Mumbai It is unforgettable for reasons that Are really best forgotten- It was the day when terrorism Like lightening struck the towers Of some of the city’s prize monuments Engulfing them in flames while The sounds of thunder reverberated From deep within shaking the faith And the confidence of the city and the nation People just ran helter skelter as if possessed No place seemed safe on that fateful day Red rivulets trailed behind the ambulances As they made their way to the hospitals Carrying the remains of the massacred - Victims of the terrorists’ brutality and bullets The targeted buildings and areas kept Billowing thick black smoke and red flames Into the atmosphere for seventy-two hours Until the saviors descended sliding down Ropes suspended in mid air from helicopters To rescue the hostages from the throes of death And their ordeal stage managed by their captors But the pall of gloom remained over the city for days As it mourned its dead and saluted its heroes
