Soon to be: remain forgotten.
Oh! Some anniversary we may celebrate.
Her name too we will take in vain.
Jyoti or Manisha it matters not,
Nothing may ever stem patriarchy's rot.
As long we divert with the unemployment claim,
As long we refuse to the system change,
As long as we insist on false narratives,
As long as we fail to see how we are casteists,
As long as we deny the racism in this,
No change will come, no change can exist.
Let's talk caste, let's talk of patriarchy,
Let's talk of the power hierarchy.
Let's talk Serious Man who naively thinks,
The 4th generation will live with equality.
Let's talk capitalism that helps thrive
People with power to oppress and survive.
Let's talk about our obsession
With so called traditions as distraction.
But then that is what we always do.
At least till the next Netflix show:
Talk, rant, rage online
Vow not in my country, not in my time.
Sure, so believable.
Proven track record, so credible.
What was the name again?
Something, something... I must/do disdain.
Oh well! Some other day
Today we chill. Tomorrow we find a way.
Take a deep breath, have chai and pakodas
Mama makes them for us helpless bachchas.
- Written on 2 October 2020
- Self-explanatory. Google the first three hashtags, if needed.
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