Old and bold, <br />Fit and set, <br />Fagin lives on <br />With his whip <br />Of punishment <br />Ready to strike <br />Anyone, <br />Who asks for more. <br />The roots of his reign <br />Stretch deep and wide <br />Across colonies of <br />Developed or developing <br />Civilized Jungles, <br />Where misused freedom <br />Tip-ties tongues <br />And overgrown independence <br />Asphyxiates; <br />And thronging webs of <br />Silence and sins <br />Flourish and stink …. <br /> <br />And amidst miseries <br />Of lonely crowds, <br />Poor Oliver's <br />Dumb-found plight <br />Struggles for strength and might <br />To speak right for Right. <br /> <br /> <br />Vanita Thakkar <br /> <br />(05.05.2011,10/07/2011)<br /><br />Vanita Thakkar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/remembering-oliver-twist/
