Pocket Picker's Saga Poem by narayana aghalaya

Pocket picker's saga
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my friend and I once caught a pickpocket
then to police to get him, a.jail ticket

inspector had.fun with third degree ways
then locked up, to take to court, next day

we signed the report and then off to home
a month later, court asked us to come

I went but police could not bring convict
case.adjourned two weeks, to be succinct

the.court hearing finally.took place
guy and I, saw each other face to face

he looked arrogant and had no remorse
for a habitual guy, seemed par for.course

small statured, his poverty has no doubts
only way he could earn, but he was lout

after brief questions, my job over
around there, I had no business to hover

this was in nineteen seventy eight
legally speaking, it was quite all right

in hindsight, the enormity of injustice
tenner picked; 45 days jailed; just.precise

would it have been better to have.excused?
hard life of petty criminals, doesn't amuse
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