“POLITICAL” TONGUE

“POLITICAL” TONGUE

Politicians twist their tongues

To talk, to lie, to lick

And sometimes they really click

A Universal truth never belied

For centuries since governance began

Sometimes they only lick and kick

And live longer than ordinary mortals

For most of them are rhinos

Living in concrete jungles

Every five years they arrive

With folded hands and trained smile

They come walking, sometimes barefoot

And later ride in cars with light and sound

Flying past us who gave them the convoy

Splashing mud on us , at times, on the road

Or knocking us down unawares on the road

Aware fully are they ,we are powerless

At least for the next five years till the next.

We forgive and forget ,and the story repeats

We learn the philosophy of politics

And also ,sometimes, the betrayal of politics

All at what cost , the cost of a vote ?

We never know its cost when we cast it !!