Being Too Honest Is An Utter Offence,
But Efficacies Always Get Bribed By Them,
Where Bureaucrats Play Dumb Charades,
Public’s Sciolism Generates Titanic Business.
Democracy When Squelches The Second Sex,
Communal Aphorisms Wink At The Manfulness,
& Blind Judiciary Lags Behind Yama’s Stopwatch.
When Culture & Custom Whispered Death Sentence,
Religion & Education Became Another Good Profession.
Now Bundle Of Gandhi’s Can Buy Love & Motherhood,
& Respect Gets Biased To Mere Supremacy & Reputation.
Amidst All, Where I Struggle To Embody A Ray Of Hope,
I Still Pray & Wait For That Innocent Chuckle To Happen...
But Efficacies Always Get Bribed By Them,
Where Bureaucrats Play Dumb Charades,
Public’s Sciolism Generates Titanic Business.
Democracy When Squelches The Second Sex,
Communal Aphorisms Wink At The Manfulness,
& Blind Judiciary Lags Behind Yama’s Stopwatch.
When Culture & Custom Whispered Death Sentence,
Religion & Education Became Another Good Profession.
Now Bundle Of Gandhi’s Can Buy Love & Motherhood,
& Respect Gets Biased To Mere Supremacy & Reputation.
Amidst All, Where I Struggle To Embody A Ray Of Hope,
I Still Pray & Wait For That Innocent Chuckle To Happen...
Nice write-up..really enjoyed reading
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DeleteI sincerely hope the Universe shines bright on you, granting all that your heart desires :)
ReplyDeleteThank You Bhavya
Deletebeautiful words... created a picture from your poetry for me :)
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Thank You Richa...
DeleteNicely written :-)
ReplyDeletereflections of the extant state of the nation presented as a verse by an afflicted patriotic heart .
ReplyDeleteSpellbound... reading you yet again Sree !!
Thank You...
DeleteHonesty should depend on situational circumstances. Being too honest may not work well for everyone. :)
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DeletePerhaps everybody is alive coz of that one ray of hope!
ReplyDeleteNicely articulated!
You are absolutely right Kriti...and Thank you
DeleteVery well written
ReplyDeleteThank You Swati...
DeleteFantastic! Quite reflective of the times, i'd say!
ReplyDeleteThank You Rakesh...
DeleteGood Job Sreedev. I really like the line " Now bundles of Gandhi's can buy love and motherhood" The system all around us has demoralized to such an extent that it frustrates us immensely. Then we all hope for that ray of light to shine some day.
ReplyDeleteThank You Jiggyasa...
DeleteVery well framed..:-)
ReplyDeletegenuine post...soo true :)
ReplyDeleteThank You Shreya...
Deleteit clearly depicts...our customary dialogue of a better future- "Sabr ka fal meetha hota hai"
ReplyDeleteWait for the best...its true Anjan...
Deletelets hope this nightmare is over soon..
ReplyDeletenice write up
ReplyDeleteThe first line dealt the blow, the last countered it. Great thought
ReplyDeleteThe first line like dealt a blow, the last line encountered it... nice read.
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