Indian Ghettos

a poem by Raj Nair

In the reigns of the past
From the shackles of tribulations
System(s) detour in aghast and unjust
Gotcha! fifty years of celebrations???

A colossal nation uniquely plural
Plural in its Godly creation
A pompous nation!…as epithets lull
Plural in its succumbs to ovation

The wealthiest in a millennium
Emperors erred in a streak of disgust
Saw themselves in ominous pits of their chum(s)
“Once were warriors” – the rhetoric in jest

Haymakers made a tryst with our destiny
Bullied the nation of its immaculate galore
Strategists they were in their demonic gene
Bravo! Demeanours that pilloried the nations valour

The nation’s valour yet not so nascent
Stood up to resurrect the souls from despise
Marched perfect to blemish the mighty crescent
The traders bygone but the trade remains!!!