A PIECE OF MIND

Corporate billionaire
flew down to the
temple city from afar
to meet the God in person
offered oblations aplenty
and prayed for nothing else,
but peace of mind,
and a piece of the Almighty’s mind.
The Minister flew down
from Delhi,
to the temple city
to meet the God in person
cutting short his hectic
schedule of the day
as elections are round
the corner
prayed and prostrated
before God
offered oblations bountiful
a prelude to
whirlwind election campaign
in the offing
seeking blessings
for a grand victory
at the hustings,
a chair at the helm.
Money, security,
luxuries all
enough and more
but money is power
he knows
hence more, more, more
prayed he too to God
for a piece of His mind.
Corporate billionaire, the politician
all accorded a warm
reception,
upon their very arrival,
at the temple premises
surrounded by security
Z+ ofcourse and
for security sake
for convenient sake
the laymen,
though devoted and dedicated they
forced to sit on the margins,
they can wait
ofcourse in serpentine queues
sweating, whispering
prayers – Rama, rama
Krishna, krishna
for hours at a stretch.
The ones who never
go to meet the God in
person.
The ones who are not
allowed entry,
be they pure, dedicated,
devoted,
lined at both sides
of the way to temple
with begging bowls
they see God
in those who pass by
them,
praying, praying,
and praying…..
for one or two
pieces of coins thrown
at them.