It’s Tuesday,
The day of Hanuman:
The ardent disciple of Lord Rama.
The old devotee steps out of the temple
Amidst chiming brass bells
After paying obeisance to the Vanara God
Saffron tikka on his forehead
A packet of prasad in his hand
Outside,
A big platoon of paupers
Young kids and women,
Hunch-backed old
In tatters and barefoot
Sitting in a semi-circle
With polythene bag in hands
Occupying half the busy road
Outside the temple
Waiting for a miniscule share of prasad
From every exiting devotee
The devotee patiently
Goes round
Places on each stretched hand
A bit of sweet Prasad
Paupers gratified
Affluent devotees fully convinced
With their enormous deed of charity
Return
To the luxury of their elite apartments
To the well-laid out dinner.
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” Delusion “, tackles head on with acerbic clarity the glaring inequalities generated and normalised by institutionalised wealth and power.
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Sangeeta, good poem 🙂
Thanks Koshy!
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