Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A LAND IN SPATE

Refuge of patients overflows,
Like rivers in spate
paywards, general-wards, verandahs
all in spate.
diseases aplenty
Dengue, Chickenguniya,
Viral fever, A(H1N1), list abound
Temperatures run high
Tempers run high
Mercury levels keep on shooting up,
pains, convulsions, fatigues,
symptoms too in spate.
Tempers run high,
Enemies of Death-
under orders of transfer
so are Florence Nightingales
Horizontally and vertically
All on protest and on leave
Tempers run high
voices of anger reverberate-
throughout
No one cares,
All order of the day.
Rains keep on pouring
Popular anger in spate
Thuglaks roam free
Be they ladies or gents
Minister just flown abroad with entourage.
Voices of masses to be spread there also.
Mission yet to be accomplished.
Call these not reality shows
but "real shows".
Revolutionaries of yore
spins several times around in
their graves
No rest allowed for them.
Who cares?
Media creations all.

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