“THE KING IS NAKED”

Power always demands

a price

an exorbitant price.

Power demands your

much treasured ornaments

of principles

of morals,

ethics,

values,

honesty and

your much acclaimed proclivity

to call a spade a spade.

Power demands you

to kneel down

if possible crawl along

the lines drawn by the supremo.

Loyalty always pays

always pays rich dividends

in the long run

seize the opportunity

much is in store for you

and never care to

stand naked in the midst of the society

never pay heed to the oft-repeated

proverbial shouts of

the child from the hill top ‘look the

king is naked’.

Hell with shouts of the innocent child

Loyalty always pays rich dividends.