Wednesday, September 22, 2010

How to make profits and crash hopes......

I dont know where my friend Scribbler keeps wandering, but this wordlessness on a wednesday, left me wordless, initially. Then the cynic took over. In the face of constant transgressions happening as part of the preparations leading to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

(photo by Nupur Phatak)

When the mind
is corrupt
perceptions self destruct;

Planes for para jumping
swiped by politicians,
pools
for synchronised swimming
now,
in their personal
farmhouses,
and mannequins left over
from their
tenderless
buy 1 get 2 free
purchase order
issued
against rules
(What are those ?)
to a son.

What’s better than to
install
a pulleyed
sculpture
in the foyer
of
their
money spinning
private
Institute of Sports Management !

Three
hard working
athletes
supporting each other
but
looking down
into a crashing of hopes….
as
shameless
portly
political types
stuff one more sin
into their deep pockets.

2 comments:

  1. Loved the poem and the diff perspective to this pic...its so true, the CWG sham is becoming a national shame...

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  2. UmaS Thank you. Cant help feeling how we treat our athletes, and sportspeople like dirt....

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