An ode to Minal Panchal

We lost...
an angel....
among the very few that exist on this wretched earth

We lost...
a smile....
that could never be erased from our memories

we lost...
a friend ....
whom we can never see again.


lost  forever in a foreign land...
 loved by all and she will be forever....
even when she has gone..
to a place where there would be no guns...
no stray bullet from a stranger 
to whom she meant no harm...
to a place of love, peace and bliss..

Rest my dear,
rest in peace...
No tears will be enough shed....
not more can one's heart have bled....

rest my dear ,
rest in peace.