two steps into my living room, <br />what promises have you <br />come with? <br /> <br />i didnot welcome you, <br />you are an intruder, <br />any way, <br />since you have butted in, <br />you are welcome <br />into my house. <br /> <br />but do tell me, <br />what have you brought <br />to show me? <br /> <br />will you be an <br />improvement upon <br />all your brother years gone by, <br /> <br />will you promise <br />less <br />horror of rain waters <br />this monsoons, <br /> <br />will you be less chill <br />to the unclothed millions <br />in Asia and Africa, <br /> <br />will you promise <br />democracy, rule of law <br />and justice <br />in many blighted lands, <br /> <br />will you ensure <br />the path to democracy <br />runs smooth in many <br />small and desperate lands, <br /> <br />will you <br />promise me that <br />the world's rich <br />and famous <br />will not hide behind <br />tokenisms <br />while wiping a tear <br />from the cheeks of a <br />skeletal child <br />of the African <br />continent, <br /> <br />New Year 2008, <br />you all have been <br />no different <br />to one another, <br /> <br />you have always <br />flattered in the <br />beginnings <br />to deceice at the end. <br /> <br />..atp. <br />04.01.2008.<br /><br />samyak jain<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hello-new-year-2008/
