I know a place where the Sun doesn’t shine,
Where kids rejoice and the adults whine,
Where Glacier of lies and rivers of deception intertwine,
Where they enrich the young with the money and the adults with wine,
The Ministers lie through their teeth and promise upliftment,
The poor are deceived and are fed more punishment.
They have no concept of Day or Night,
Anytime-Every time they struggle to fight,
The Kids exuberate innocence and liveliness
While
The Adults showcase fatigue and tiredness,
It’s been years since they’ve heard those promises
It’s been months since they’ve opt for progressiveness
‘Impoverished, Imperfect, Unimportant”, call them what you may,
But when you’ll see their hungry eyes and tiring demeanor,
You’ll have nothing to say.
Their generations
And their generations,
Will keep living this way
Unless the bureaucracy decides to help them,
Their generations
And their generations,
Will keep on suffering
Unless those in power come to hold them,
Till then,
For Eons and Eons and Eons and Eons to come
They’ll keep on wanting,
They’ll keep on crying,
They’ll keep on living,
They’ll keep on surviving.
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Need something bigger than bureaucracy
Let's work with base level a 🙂
That's the problem, got to go higher!
Plight of the poor, underprivileged, those with deficits represented here as a responsibility of the rest of us. Nicely stated.
Im glad you liked this 🙂 Thank you for giving it a read
Great write
I'm glad you enjoyed! Thank you
You're welcome
Have to agree with 2781 here. The trouble is..... 'those in power' and 'bureaucracy' are not the same, not equivalents.
Impassioned plea I liked a lot.
In India, the bureaucracy is a strong wing that can uplift the underprivileged but it's all the same, thyre heavily influenced by "those in power" i.e, the politicians.... So I thought I'd shoot statement against both of them
Thank you for giving it a read 🙂
Who am I to enter into a debate on the state of play in India? I think not! However, in more general terms I see politicians as representing the interests of the rich and powerful, no matter which society is examined.
Can't argue with such solid standings, can I? Well Thanks for the suggestion.. I'll surely implement it in my next social poetry and you sir are an integral part in shaping one of it
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