When he has been a celibate for ten years, <br />since his wife fell ill, and if she asks, <br />' Would you stay celibate if I died? ', <br />what he can say to his faithful wife. <br /> <br />When a non-alcoholic is on the wheels, <br />if a policeman in booze stops him <br />and begins to breathalyse him, <br />what he can say to him. <br /> <br />When a corrupt officer with greased palms <br />advises an honest clerk to keep away from graft, <br />what he can say to him. <br /> <br />When a forest officer colluding with loggers <br />for smuggling the valuable timbre, lectures <br />before the tribals not to denude the forests, <br />what they can tell him. <br /> <br />When the cops arrest the users <br />rather than the dealers of drugs, <br />what we can say about the system. <br /> <br />When a bag-lady is at the fag end of life, <br />after facing ups and downs all through, <br />if the astrologer makes predictions for <br />receiving money, love and luck, <br />what she can say of it.<br /><br />rajendran muthiah<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-to-say-7/
