ELECTION WATCH

Elections,
Round the corner.
Land, a furnace
lava of adrenaline
Flews in full glow,
Reach far and wide
like hot liquid gold
summer sun rips apart Mother Earth.
-----------Butterflies in their stomachs,
leaders on whirlwind tours
Polite and smile as always
But restless like a violent sea
Waves of tension lashing against shore of minds
Common man enthroned
Once in five years,
Leaders prostrate before him
Once in five years
Media in full steam
Both visual and print
Like wrestlers fighting it out on the ground,
Upper hand to whom…..?
‘Paid news hydra’ baring tentacles,
Snatch crores, millions and billions.
Somewhere a mirror reflect the scenario
Round the clock
Regret no one there to watch the reflections
Supporters in ‘full steam’
Professional vote-beggars
Abundant in the market
Highest bidder wins the draw of lots.
Rubinas and Azharudeens
‘Slum-dog Millionaires’ only on celluloid
Millions of Rubinas and Azhars
Still excrete on the rail-tracks and road-sides
And no roofs above their heads,
Screaming with hunger
Begging and beating the bellies.
Slumdogs always remain slumdogs
Danie Boyle, thanks a lot to you
For turning the camera in their direction.
----------------------------------PSLVs launched periodically
‘Mission Accomplished’ chorus
Reverberate periodically
High growth trajectories
Leaders projections abound
Elated they are
Sub-Saharan Africa-
Twenty six of them
Bundled together trailing behind-
the largest democracy
On the race for No.1 spot in poverty competitions
410----421, an eleven million edge,
not that huge,
Largest democracy hits the No.1 spot
Elections round the corner,
Exercise your franchise-
Advices, exhortations and pleas in plenty from above,
To whom?
To all….?
That is socialism.