Cry Of A Dying River...71
Rajendra Kshetri *
I am no longer the river I was once
The river that flows in the land of issues manufactured
From chronic to intermittent to temporary
The river of a land of a valley
Where non-issues are issues and real issue(s) non-issue
Public issues are private and private public
The river that bears testimony to
How life-saving issue of fundamental importance
Is never addressed by successive governments of people
Citizen's accessibility to potable safe drinking water.
I am no longer the river I was once
The river that flows in the land of protesters
Protesters who are past masters of bandh blockade andbomb
Protesters who enjoy burning tyres on the highways
Protesters who love destroying public properties
The river that flows in the land of violent agitators
Agitators who do not believe in dialogue and discourse
Protesters agitators who never protest on the issue most basic
Basic of all basics- Potable safe drinking water.
* Poem written by Rajendra Kshetri for The Sangai Express
This poem was webcasted on April 06 2019.
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