Something lost, a little gained

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Carpe Diem
someone said
Seize the day
and my young self
was highly impressed

Today morning
a well-written news clip
talked about Deceit
seizing the silence
because the silence is grey
I imagine black and white
struggling to find their place
in rainbow hues
of an inclusive world

It’s nothing new
governance failure
loopholes in the law
-my old, hardened self
has seen so much of it
that shocks stay away
from my impermeability

I take pride in
choosing not to impose
my outdated value system
on a new world order
My outlook is progressive
Because I refuse to look back
“Protect your wealth.”
My Youtube shorts
babble away…

yet deep down somewhere
I know something is lost
a system has failed
when frauds are de rigeur
chicanery goes unpunished
because it knows
how to manipulate
when development demands
that we de-regulate
and let people take care
of their own interest

RXC #341

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