The Never Changing Life of The Marathi Manoos

The Never Changing Life of The Marathi Manoos, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

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under the tree
of progress
he sits
martyred hopes
doomed aspirations
bad luck on the loose
his vote has not
made a difference
to his life its true
he is where he was
since the time
from a child
to an adult
he grew
the same corner
the same thikana
the same venue
with his surroundings
he has no issue
governments come
governments go
so many promises
all broken after
the elections
only lord ganesha
to his rescue
for peace hope
humanity
lord brahma vishnu
standing in queue
at the temple
of hope and democracy
this devoted hindu