The brahmin survival

Rulers have come and many rulers have lost

Generals had come and generals had gone,

Dynasties had emerged and dynasties fallen

Empires were built as empires were broken!

But brahmins cunning servile and scheming,

Had survived and always kept their powers;

Bulldozed and ran roughshod over people

Squeezed and exploited the whole society.

By serving meekly every ruler and invader -

Co-operating and acting as their go between

Guides agents tools interpreters of invaders!

Grown rich to live comfortably with leisure.

As big leaches go after every individuals,

As viruses eat into the vitals of the society,

Always treacherously and silently subvert,

Will of people and rule of law of the land.

The brahmins could never get respectability!

Or any meaningful acceptance or credibility!

Nor could get for their language Sanskrit -

Respect acceptability amongst the people.

- a dalit

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