POEM
On the eve of the protest day
the leaders addressed their followers
and exhorted them to vent their anger
and frustration towards the authorities
and demand the reddressal
of their long standing
just causes at the earliest
otherwise face the consequences
in the ensuing days.
The loyal followers who got ‘inebriated’
by the fire-spitting speeches of
their fire-brand leaders
took a vow then and there
raised the slogans to the very top of their voices
throwing fists into the air
and shouted slogans against
those in the corridors of power.
Very next day they gathered
under one umbrella
and as a prelude to the strike
demanded the authorities
to find immediate solution
to their genuine demands.
They marched ahead braving
lathis, grenades, water-canons,
tear gas shells defying probibitory orders
unafraid of lathi-charges,
tear gas shells, water canons and grenades
freely, lavishly employed by the law-enforcers
resulting in injuries, serious injuries to many
like broken heads and limbs bleeding profusely
lay scattered, shattered on the roads with
with others rushing in to take the injured
to the hospital followed by leaders
who appeared from nowhere
and crossed ‘swords’ with the law-enforcers
in invited anger and righteous indignation
and warned the latter of dire consequences
in the coming days and veiled threats to those entrenched
reclining comfortably in their cushioned seats
in the air-conditioned cabins.
Grievances and demands
but remained unresolved and unresolved
they remain…..
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