"And many of 'that' lures..."

That bell rings,

And he opens that door,

And that newspaper flips…

And many of “that” lures…

 

That mansion of money…

Of that dirty game, he won!

In that crowd of news!

He walks- that alone…

 

He read his “name”

In that bold!

That leader, he must be!

And that nation to hold!

 

He seldom walks on that road!

Where that hamlet has a leaking roof!

And seldom touch that kid-

Without that bloody caste-proof!

 

That millions of money,

Of those sweats of deprived, in that wallet!

And those filthy hands, that store,

Can buy no contentment, I bet!

 

Still, he claims that!

He must be that leader of the poor!

That he never knew-

That the poor have a “wooden door”!

 

Under that skin of ‘fairness’,

Floats that blood of unjust!

Of those thousand tears, he slept on!

And that he can’t pay the cost!

 

Of that fame, that shall die…

And that laughter for others’ pain!

We vote against- that leader!

Who lead for that personal gain!

 

And again, that bell rings,

And he opens that door,

And that newspaper flips…

And many of “that” lures…

 

Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel “Hridayaninadini”

Photocredits: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0147e37204ac970b-pi

Author's Note

I write this satirical poem for the leader who uses the politics for their personal benefits. The word “that” has been used frequently to show and stress the satire!

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a really strong satire here...today most politicians use politics for their own gains...very few don't, but those who don't are quite special...a well done description of the ones who use us and abuse us when they are supposed to be leading us and helping us.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

One to ponder and grin at, a guided and relevant piece, well done, good read.

[Coyote Poetry]

"Of that fame, that shall die…
And that laughter for others’ pain!
We vote against- that leader!
Who lead for that personal gain!"
The world is led by wealth. I hope for change. It will take a billion people to stand against the system. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and thoughts.
Coyote

[Leslie Philibert]

Like this too, politics is a dirty business, and the list of politicians i really respect is pretty short, Gandhi, Kofi Annan, Martin Luther King, Johannes Rau,...

[Dayran]

A democratic system contains checks and balances for these many ' that ' ... but to expect of politicians a moral code that we ourselves may not be capable may be asking too much. We need to look elsewhere for such guides. Nice write.