We Pay Taxes Then? Poem by narayana aghalaya

it is ironic
the tax we pay goes to fight
those on picnic
in tax havens, taking flight
evading our tax sleuths' sight

millions down drain
to fight Mallya, in London
while.here, with no pain
to stop.was right, but not done
twiddling.thumbs, once he is gone

banks give Modi, loans
with loot who scoots.beyond reach
we wake up, banks moan
'please take our tax', we beseech
'take care next time ', we sure teach

ten percent misters
in every nook and corner
to get.cut, pester
from my tax - have I been conned-
that unbuilt.dam- I am darned

to common kitty
we drop tax, through scores of.holes
-it is a pity-
gets siphoned off, the state's goals,
eyewash, say our know-all moles

'honest' tax dodgers
get caught when.much sick and old
as tax sleuths badger
reveal much.lucre and gold
'hock, pay, or be jailed'-then told

our rights are intact
we deserve.clean governance
once we pay our tax
let it build; let not State's stance
be, when asked, to turn askance
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