Painting of Kamala Vasuki
Agenda Unchanged
Or
Historical Amnesia
Again
It’s not an old story or a legend
It’s new and fresh
And about our legendary leaders
Of our history
Past and present
But it’s fresh with
Blood and flesh
It’s a story or stories
About Masters and slaves
The ruthless Masters
Who invaded by force
And stuffed
The chips of slavery
In the minds of people
As civilizing mission of
Asiatic barbarians
Not only of Asia
But of Africa, Americas
A civilized world
Where the sun never sets
It’s also the same
Story or stories
But it’s
Neo versions of
Masters and slaves
The great descendants
Of the same old people
Celebrate and Celebrate
And Celebrate
Non other than conflicts
The Masters invade
But not by
Ruthless force
But by
Peaceful missions
As in history
As mercantile missions
The same barbarians
Reborn as terrorists
In the minds of Neo Masters
And under the banner of
Promotion of democracy
And rooting out terrorism
The passage of neo invasion
The neo liberal agenda
Of free trade
And corporate led globalization
Is encroaching, encroaching
And engulfing
The legendary slaves
Of the past and the post
Unlearned from history
But celebrate the conflicts
And willing to be victorious
Even with hired
Strength and intellect
And taste their tragic ends
By losing together again
And again and again
S.Jeyasankar
31.10.2006
