Whom To Blame?

Lying on the pavement

There is a child crying for food

He is an orphan

But there is no one to help him

And no one feels shame

Then who should we blame?

Walking along with his friends

There is a youth in his mid-20

He earns for his old-aged parents

Suddenly a vehicle rushes over him

And he goes lame

Then who should we blame?

In his office at Writers

There is a politician asking for bribe

Audacious enough and heedless though

That he is on a sting show

Yet he is a personality with fame

Then who should we blame?

Lying on the roadside for several days

There is a dead body

A policeman is standing near-by

Offhanded with his duty, busy on cell phone

And no one ever dares to claim

Then who should we blame?

On the border

There are soldiers fighting for the country

Day and night they escape death

And one day he is shot

He misses the target, his aim

Then who should we blame?

Fighting over a piece of land

Where once stood a monument

There are Hindus and Muslims

Those were politicians who evoked them

And when there is no Gandhi to stop them

Then who should we blame?

Watching a movie

There is a lady in her late-20

Few miscreants enter the house and rape her

The rapists, as usual, escape punishment

And they take it granted for fun and game

Then who should we blame?

Do not be numb now

Say, who do you blame?