**the Parliament Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

She had the flow of fish in waters
From the deepest sea colors faun
The aquarium had rocks enough
The sky was made with stars faceted
The gravity of atmosphere heavy
Where laid the power of people
Expressive of the commonality
Masses do not know what happen
Down to ideals but the debates
Democracy is the second ideal
For Plato and the first for Aristotle
Appears celestial but is on the earth
The parliament is supreme when sits
The prime minister in a row
Called to speak on his turn
Speeches were made to vent
Emotions from every corner
The hearts were given tongues sharp
But the elusive fish of democracy
Slippery in raw hands and needs
Openness of the oceans and fresh
Air to breath to survive storms
Prevalent common sense of the multitude
Rousseauean democracy still is the ideal
No king in philosophy no legislation
For the God to rule his universe
Affairs of people in people’s hands
17/4/2009