AWAITING GOOD DAYS

POEM

We were awaiting good days for the

last one year on

assumption of power by the new

ruler in the saddle who is the defacto leader

of the nation.

We experienced sparks of expectations

caressing and embracing us.

Each day we the citizens upon

reading the newspapers

our eyes  searched through

the pages of the papers

for something good for the

welfare of us, the masses by the

new dispensation.

With days progressing

our colourful, sweet and honeyed

dreams gradually began to disappear.

With one year approaching its last days

our colourful, sweet, honeyed

dreams lost its flavour and turned bitter  

which pushed us to the verge of

the ditch of anger and frustration.

This govt too was like any other govts

ruled by various leaders in the past

last six to seven decades

which had not taken

care of the predicament

and plight of we, the poor citizens.

Now, neither

assurances nor platitudes

of the politicians are not taken  at its face value….