“INHERITANCE OF LOSS”

Before plunging into

the quagmire of politics

the Supremo demanded

his invaluable

and long-cherished jewels

of truth, virtues, principles

and integrity to be pawned.

After much hesitation

he shed his

invaluable jewels

one by one and offered them

before the Supremo.

In return a pleased Supremo

gifted him a book

of lies, corruption, loyalty,

hypocrisy and the

most expensive 

jewel of  a mask  and taught him

art of hotly presenting and driving home

his arguments to the media personnel.

Being a pastmaster in the art of

speaking fluently like a swiftly flowing river,

being blessed with

a baritone voice,

Supremo was all

praises for him.

He spent a fixed period

as a probationer

and got the

order of permanent

appointment in the

party in which

he had to perform

his roles to the satisfaction of

the Supremo and other leaders

as and when required

So what?

In return for his

valuable jewels

of truth, principles

integrity and honesty

he is not at all

a non-entity

unknown to others

till recently.

But an entity

respected and worshipped

by lakhs of followers.

Having attained all

the materialistic pleasures

a life of pomp and pageantry

an ostentatious living

endowed with the power

to take on anyone

he is a pleased man now.

But

in his lonely moments

a vacuum engulfs him

sort ‘Inheritance of Loss’

so what?