You Disrobed the Temple

Forget all the loot of the past
– Forget all the heirlooms and jewels
– Forget all the gold and family silver
– Stolen, sold, resold, melted, moulded and parked away.

This time,
– Twentysecond July 2008
– You went for the jugular of our faith
– You disrobed the Temple
– You stripped it of its dignity
– You pillaged its ethics
– You sacked its morality
– You pilloried its truth
– You hung its conscience upside down
– By stacking naked greed on the table.

The Reichstag was set on fire like this once
– But your shenanigan will come to naught.

From the high dome of justice that crown
– The one hundred and fortyfour columns of the Temple
– The trauma, pain and anguish of the earthy millions
– The eyes that mirror the Lok
– THE FURY OF THEIR WRATH
– Will make the netted shibboleths in stones above
– Rain upon you.

Who elected you?
– Whom do you represent?
– Whose Parliament is it?
– Who is above The People?
– Your answers are meaningless now
– The will of the people will prevail.
– You will pay for this!
– You will pay for this!

The Blue Chakra juggernaut
– That transcends timelines
– And flies from above the Temple colonnade
– Will catch up with you soon
– The will of the people will prevail.
– You will pay for this!
– You will pay for this!

July 29, 2008
– New Delhi Suhas Borker

[Suhas Borker is an independent documentary filmmaker and convener of the Working Group on Alternative Strategies based in New Delhi. He can
be e-mailed at suhasborker@gmail.com]

(Courtesy: The Statesman)