Hope!

 On the horizon, there shines a sun,

far yet too far, still our hopes spun,

will our lives be pure, enlightened 

or confident spirit guilelessly burnt 

human being enacts the wily villain 

in this gratifying saga of the billion

governed by greed and stinginess

exploiting one, another we suppress

transforming protection to extortion

charity by stealing from poor portion 

velvet cover over the grotesque mire

revolutionaries need to say Yes, Sire!

Hope prevails still, for me and you

as long as erudite never bid adieu 

Accept the reality and think plain

ask the right questions, no disdain

-Dhruv Pandya,04/08/21