O' Where Are You, You Young Lochinvar

O' Where Are You, You Young Lochinvar

With terrorism raging its head everywhere, be it the streets of Mumbai or towers of New York the most affected are those who are least protected. It's sad but true, that governments across the globe have failed to give security to general populace. In this scenario what else to do but turn to a mythical hero for the help. The hero is Young Lochinvar the character created by Sir Walter Scott.

O where are you, you Young Lochinvar,

So faithful in love, so dauntless in war.

We need you now, as we needed you then,

This is bit serious, if that was bit fun.

No damsels in distress, no prizes are here,

Someone is needed, to wipe out the tear.

Warnings are plenty, and cautions galore,

Before you begin it, Sir please, please be sure.

For knowledge is vital, and things you should know,

That enemy is faceless, and nameless is foe.

With bomb in the bag, in the midst of the mart,

Has love on his lips, but hatred in heart.

O where are you, you Young Lochinvar,

So faithful in love, so dauntless in war.

We need you now, as we needed you then,

This is bit serious, if that was bit fun.

Begin with that child, seen searching around,

Go, ask him, and find, what he lost in the ground.

With tears down the cheeks, flowing right from the eyes,

You may not hear, for suppressed are his cries.

Frantic are his moves, O what does he gather,

Bones and the ashes, and remains of his father.

Killed unawares as he was, in front of his eyes,

No future is safe, and the present defies.

O where are you, you Young Lochinvar,

So faithful in love, so dauntless in war.

We need you now, as we needed you then,

This is bit serious, if that was bit fun.

If you are the Knight, as they call you with pride,

Come lift us from dismay, come please be the guide.

For those placed in power, we just can't go trust,

Their interests are many, and many are their thrusts.

But before you begin, lets all make it clear,

We just want the justice, just now, just here.

Deliver us from hatred, deliver us from fear,

Go sooth all the heart, Go wipe all the tear.

O where are you, you Young Lochinvar,

So faithful in love, so dauntless in war

We need you now, as we needed you then,

This is bit serious, if that was bit fun.

- MAKUSR