while superman saves new york

while superman saves new york,
terrorists kill 179 people in
the mumbai train blasts.

while superman saves new york,
11 people die in bihar floods.

while superman saves new york,
3 more farmers commit suicide.

while superman saves new york,
bhopal still begs for clean water.

while superman saves new york,
narmada oustees beg for a place to live.

while superman saves new york,
yet another army jawan rapes
yet another woman in manipur.

superman is too busy saving new york;
me, i want my money back.


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2 comments:

Norton Hodges said...

I liked all of this except the last line: I think it needs something weightier at the end. By the way, I don't seem to be able to reply to you via gmail at the moment.

Ta'fxkz said...

this is my favorite ... man this post is as Baruk as it gets... it has your signature elements