Supreme is the personal liberty
Thundered the pompous majesty
Conditions apply,
Whispered the ground reality
Me Lord that old poet?
Oh, he can certainly wait
Isn’t he free to write poetry
While being in the custody?
Next!
But what about the aged activist?
Oh, he is too dangerous to be in our midst
Why does he take up the people’s cause
With need of a sipper he must now pause
Next!
Time to bring in the gender balance
In our judicious atrocity
Get that lady behind the bars
So what if she teaches in a University
Next!
Now is the time for alacrity
This person is high and mighty
How can he be kept in custody
He is backed by the ruling polity
He has a channel to run
The brazen voice of the Nation
Even a day’s delay in his case
Is a delay one too many
Even if he may have broken the Law
He represents the State’s soft paw
Set him free
Off with his custody
We want compliance – immediately
Have you now understood Mr Sceptic
From what you just now saw
We are here to defend Order
At the cost of the toothless Law!
Amen!
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