They Say Poem by Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh

They say
Corrupt people are patriots.
They say.
Most of the people agreed.

They say
What one preach
Need not be related
To what he does.
They say.
Most of the people agreed.

They say
Those are supreme devotees
Who spend lavishly
on religious ceremonies
the poor people to suffer
imitating them,
Donate huge amounts of money
For construction of temples.
They say.
Most of the people agreed.

They say
Corrupt persons are stalwarts
Among the dwarfs,
Pillars of the society.
They say.
Most of the people agreed.

They say
Corruption is a way of life
Means to fulfill ones dreams,
For the poor to survive.
They say.
Most of the people agreedagreed.