Bapu, The Iconic Father Figure Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Bapu, The Iconic Father Figure



Bapu,
I saw you
On the Indian currency notes
An old man going
With a lathi
And in the round specs,
In dhoti and vest.

Your bust
On the notes
With the dhoti
Around
And in the round specs,
Mahatma Gandhi!

Bijay Kant Dubey
Thursday, December 15, 2016
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