Have you written down my name? | Suhas Borker

I knocked on the door
Have you written down my name?
I realise that was a big mistake
Never walk blindly behind anyone
I lost the power to think independently
I can see the ship capsizing
and I want to live another day
I knocked on the door
Have you written down my name?
How long is the list now?
(Overheard a andhbhakt mediaperson speaking)

18 May 2021

Translated from the original in Hindi by the author

[Suhas Borker is Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV) and Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies based in New Delhi. He can be contacted at suhasborker[at]gmail.com]