Billions pocketed and stashed out,
Trillions to be made and sent out.
Oil and gas, telecom and games,
Leaders playing dirty games,
Oil for food, cash for votes,
Offices of profit and fake notes,
Where will all this take us?
Flora and fauna, the tribals worship,
But wealth in it is what we sip.
The hills and vegetation may be their God
But the mine is mine says the new landlord.
Kill the forests, kill their beliefs,
Set up the plants and be the chief.
Where will all this take us?
Seismic sensitivity – doesn’t matter,
Effluents in the Ganges – doesn’t matter,
Green house gases – do not matter,
Power and ports – yes they matter!
Dirt in the river and smoke in the air,
A little here and there is always fair.
Where will all this take us?
Traffic violations and bribes at airports,
Copying in exams and doping in sports,
Qualifications horribly mistaken for education,
Making misguided men and a corrupt nation.
The system’s corruption is the mind’s first,
Missing values causing a never ending thirst.
Where will all this take us?
