The Chair

 The Chair

Come, take my place on that chair

Rule my life but please be fair

Make your laws and make us obey

It's for our good, well that is what they say

Go, speak on my behalf in that place

I appointed you to run my race

All my dreams are in your hands

To guard and replenish my land

Do, what is right on our behalf

Stand tall and lead thy people with thy staff

Protect us from the enemy without

Only, bread and water we ask, in times of drought

Make our dreams yours

Isn't that what you spoke?

Promises you made before you sat on the chair

But something about it has made us despair

It was only yesterday that you sat on that chair

You have sucked us dry and divided us beyond repair

The power we gave you was to enrich our lives

Yes we all dreamed of better times

Do people change when they sit on that chair?

Is there anyone worthy to take up my prayer?

We will drive you out from our midst

Yet we know another villain will take your place

Amar -November 2018