Evolution of Nationalism
Perhaps the times have gotten this bad,
We are unable to keep pace
with progress while protecting our heritage
Maybe the time is under
Some negative spells,
The more we seek integrity,
The lesser we get it.
The power that we give someone
To govern, to administer,
To protect, to proceed
Makes the chosen one
Corrupt, gets us in trouble.
Such is the outcome of politics,
When having vices is
The biggest virtue.
The bigger the lawbreaker,
The more capable leader he will be.
Maybe, the time has changed
Now, the educated don’t have a say,
Functionally illiterates are ruling.
Skilled and scholarly, with a file in hand are
Just worried about getting a respectable job.
Maybe it’s just the time
When someone else has to suffer
For the mistakes of the powerful.
And no one is there to
Pay heed to your plights.
As the case may be, the time is so bad,
When injustice prevails
In the temple of justice.
People who violate the law are
the folks enjoying the fullest.
Maybe the time is horrifying,
Motivational speakers are
Mere hollow people whereas
Religious preachers don’t have
anything positive to offer.
In tandem with the notion of
‘Corruption begets corruption’
Our revered politicians act
Protector for each other
deliberately letting people suffer.
Possibly, the time is worse
When in the presence of several
Women empowerment laws & rules
Women are silently suffering
In this so-called civilized society.
Hopelessly, the time is becoming awful
When the lawmakers are turning
Into predators without thinking
The consequences of their act of
Flawed authority over the unprivileged.
Needless to say about patriotism,
The country needs its every component
Well-balanced with all the imperfections,
Well-thoughtfully exemplary acts
Of those in power, without unnecessary
Fuss to create a divisive social strata,
Nobody wants a weaker and feeble
Country with spineless citizens.
We all owe something to our
Venerated Motherland and
We all should respect this.
