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As the generation progresses
In a world which is inherently superficial,
Does the value of the common mass
Hold any significance for the sake of
Rights, Equality and Justice?
Sounds debatable, isn't it?
While we are guaranteed the right 
To express ourselves and lead
A serene way of life, it does not hold
Any significance where the perpetrators 
Are those red-eyed monsters, gobbling
The wealth of the commoners, to
Establish their inherent power
Through special discriminatory means, 
Be it political or judicial.
They can mould the executive,
Bribe the judiciary, establish their 
Own views in the legislature,
And do anything and everything 
To bring the fourth pillar of democracy -
As a puppet in their own blistered hands.
Evidence? What even is that?
The existence of the word itself 
Is an alarm for them, making every means
To wipe out the word from all books,
Be it their case book, or the dictionary.
The police- hahahaha - considered to be
de-jure upholder of the constitution -
Seriously need a change of definition 
For the activities they mostly perform.
Their gilded table and it's underneath-
A wonderful and rich place, indeed.
The few loyalists cannot progress
As they refuse to bow down before 
Pearls, platinum and the tycoons.
Their fate involves getting transferred 
To villages and remote regions, 
Disconnected from the rest of the country,
With minute transport and communication.
The man doesn't get what he needs,
Ration and family welfare schemes get
Wiped out, even before they are announced.
Starting from the peak
Till the bed of the depression,
It's there, very much there.
Yes, corruption is very much there.
The ice peaks would melt, but the chain
Of the corrupt individuals would not
Ever get broken. Because- 
Everyone of the "fairer" category
Benefits from them, their wealth.
An arrest warrant if countered by 
Ten bags of platinum, would never
Really result in even a papered warrant.
The paper would immediately vanish,
And so would the warrant number.
That's the height of corruption.
It's impossible to progress
If we common individuals don't get united.
We need to find them, fight them,
More importantly educate them,
Make them understand,
How they are deprived of their rights.
It is hard, but not impossible.
We have hope. We can do it.

- by Sakshar Das 
19th July, 2024

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