Some wake up sharp by the daybreak;
take a bath; wear ashes or tilak
liberally on their foreheads and bodies;
before their deities burn incense,
light an oil wick
and join the world
…ah to swindle, squeeze and abuse the weak.
Some awake late by eight or nine
after a seesawed night of spilled over wine
and go out to help the maimed,
unfed, oppressed and distressed.
If one asks me to make a wise choice
I don’t mind siding with the sinful looking latter
…in spite of the God-factor with the sinister former!
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