Demise Of Democracy Poem by Rajkumar Mukherjee
Demise Of Democracy
DEMISE OF DEMOCRACY
It’s time again to show your strength
Beat your own drums
Blow your trumpets
With false promises
Assure them with non-assurances
They are forgetful fools
Never remember Nandigram, Singur,
Godhra, Mumbai, Parliament or Trade-Centre
Throw away some doles
They will be happy
Or some free poppy-seeds for boozing
This is nothing but electioneering
They tend to forget past
History, records of their leaders
Because they are valuable voters
Criminals scam-stars frauds
All are welcome in this bandwagon
Even if the party fails, they win in tons
The largest democracy or the greatest
All are passing through a test
Why so many bankruptcy, failures
Still they continue their tenures
One great leader once said, ‘democracy is
Of the people, by the people, for the people”
This is now turned into
“Of the fools, by the fools, for the fools.”
Rajkumar@Kolkata
10th April,2009
Wonderful criticism about our politicians playing politics without any sense!
The poem reflecting ta sad reality of our times............does any one have a solution.......
Money matters and money talks kind of world.This is the world we're living now. Life has become invaluable. Its no longer democracy but monecracy which mean money craze.
“Of the fools, by the fools, for the fools.” Thanks for this brave proclamation.10++
a very true write sir...iam a person who does not believe in nationalism...the crowd we have today in politics..younger or older are only using the organisation called nation for their own benefits....
what you feel is the truth of today but, we the people of india have to go ahead and push our will with grit and determination to choose our leader and also intrests for greater good.thanks for making us realise it.an enlitining write.
Even with my eyes and ears closed, I'll agree what most people say about the people in white. Er, I think the correct word is 'false' instead of 'falls'. (4th line from top) . Good write. Strikes the right amount of desparation in all of us, aggravated by the oncoming elections. Oh, Woe! ! ! Cheers. Subroto
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/17/2024 8:49:25 PM # 1.0.0.1119
As long as fools exist to believe the words of candidates on the eve of election, no wonder, politicians will make capital out them after the election. The voters should be educated by an independent organization about their voting rights and privileges etc.