The Common Man Being Taken For A Ride

The Common Man Being Taken For A Ride, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

the common
man of india
first lost
his job
his home
his wife
his children
besides
even god
his hope
his mentor
his guide
has left
this poor
mans side
has no place
to hide
his future
on a clothesline
hung to dried
on the soul
of his poetry
his pathos
his karma cried
scams corruption
spread inside
outside
far and wide
his mouth gagged
his hands tied
on a hot tava
like chapati
his ass
both sides fried