Change is a way of life
What seems right today may change
Moods and temperament swing
Change in dress, home, place, our ways
Food, seasons, night and days
while sun and moon pursue their course
A plethora of changes dwell within us.
List is long and ever growing
Yet pause a while and ask;
when the economy is booming
prices stabilised, GDP growing,
when millions rise above poverty
Freedom flourished for all,
What is the change we seek after all?
Gas and light reach every home,
Bank accounts for millions of their own
UPI service for swift payments at ease
Highways, ports, airports, metros and trains
Bringing distant destinations within reach.
Making journeys faster and fair.
Democracy stands vibrant and buoyant
Institutions doing their tasks on all counts
Transparency, efficacy, one can sense
Elected leaders are always on their toes
The nation\'s guardians ever vigilant,
The elected regime doing its best
Ready to redress pleas at any instant.
Now, unseen hands reach from afar,
Fuelled by forces beyond their shores
Stirring young minds, make them plunge
Into an agitation, demanding regime change
Chaos erupts, confusion prevails
There are fewer speeches and more screeches
But the change for what? From better to worse?
What purpose does such upheaval serve?
Are the protests worth the price they bear?
The dilemma lingers in the air.
……………Narayan Gadagkar