Crowns all, democracy even today
All rights without prejudices anyway
Enfranchise, the best instance to quote
All are welcome with a currency note to vote
The voter is reminded of his active role
And of his status as the king of poll
The most welcome guest to drink to the brink
Till there dries the mark of indelible ink
His face blooms the flowers of better future
In the sweet garden of hypocritical nature
His innocence sings the song of exploitation
While rocking in the swing of intoxication
The moment next, this one-day-king
Without any crown appears suffering.
18th Sep., 1990
Published in Triveni, Hyderbad & Kakatiya Journal of English Studies, Warangal
Triveni: April-June 2011. Vol: 80. No: 2.
KJE: Vol: 20/2000
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