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Beyond The Shackles

Arun Dash·February 2, 2018

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Beyond the Shackles

written by: Arun Dash

Isn’t freedom
Beyond the four walls,
Beyond the ubiquitous blue screens
That pervade the world now?

Isn’t freedom
Beyond the iron bars,
Beyond the steel shackles
That dance to the decree of spineless law?

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Arun Dash works as a Senior Technical Author for AVEVA India, based in Hyderabad. An alumnus of the prestigious Ravenshaw College in Cuttack, he keeps an active interest in literature and is an avid blogger.

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