So taking inspiration from the french revolution and recently put on hold farmer protests in Delhi , I present to you my first for the A to Z challenge "Antoinette". Also submitting it for Poet's United theme News Media which has much maligned this movement.
Atrophy
Asinine
splendour
Avarice which
just got grander.
The sound of a
million gold coins
Tunes you deaf
To lesser men
and metals
Acrimony and
anthrax
Poisoned the air
outside
Air conditioned
rooms
Chilled you from
inside.
Astonishing we
find
The greed of the
rich folks
Even our daily
fight for food
Doesn’t come
close..
Running a rigged
race
You still keep
scores
Stamping on our
shoulders
You reach up
Now you eat our
cake
And sprinkle
some bread crumbs
From that balcony
of yours,
When that gets
over
You wear back
your gloves
And ask us to
eat cake
With no reason
or rhyme.
Hence now we
revolt
By sitting in
front of (Y)our King’s office
Eating rats
Drinking urine
and
Running naked to
highlight our plight
Your media
brands us as frauds
And he won’t
even come out
To meet us.
We are just
thirsty for some justice
Please don’t
pour acid on it.
Yes... sharing the crumbles is all what they do... and they call it taxation.
ReplyDeleteMore like stealing our crumbs to build their 🍰
DeleteYowza. #resist
ReplyDeletexD
DeletePowerful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteAlthough, the manner of protest differ, between Canadian and Indian farmers, the fact remains, they're being squeezed on all sides, by cheap subsidized imports and retailers seeking the lowest cost produce, while charging a mark up to the buying public. I do hope your farmers get fair market value for their produces.
ReplyDeleteThis specific protest was because of lack of water and drought situation and farmers committing suicide because of crop failure. Govt announced relief but never gave now all they want is an assurance from the pm
Deleteeloquent observation
ReplyDeleteHow sad that the human condition has changed so little over the centuries.
ReplyDeleteThat observation!
DeleteVery sad :(
Yikes! Powerful piece. Poured Acid--adding insult to injury--whether in language or reality. The press can make or break a movement. It did during the French Revolution, and now? Social media joins the fray, sometimes for the better. People still need to show up because if we don't, even the crumbs may cease to fall! Hoping for the best.
ReplyDeleteWhile social media creates awareness it also has created all these trolls and fake news who disrupt the movement.
Delete"Thirsty for justice". Pray the thirst be slaked.
ReplyDelete_/\_
Delete"Thirsty for justice." So many millions in the world are in need of this justice. I admire those who speak out, protest, even though some leaders do not care to listen. I think of Gandhi, who mobilized millions. The men you write of seem to be following in his footsteps.
ReplyDeleteGandhi is my biggest role model. I hate it that people focus on the flaws in his personal life to judge his political movements. He was the one who gave out the flaws in his biography.
DeleteSadly much od rhe world seems to have forgotten the Russian and other revolutions that attempted to make things fairer only to be oppressive in their turn. But memories are short and the wheel will keep turning and the blind will stay blind to their own faults and futures.
ReplyDeleteCapitalism has made sure no one has forgotten what big failure communism was. Welfare state and democracy seem to be the path
Deletethis is punchy...powerful...!!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeletePiercing, punchy and powerful!
ReplyDeleteA haunting poem - the end line was so vivid
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