WORKERS: WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
The Workers Work! So always and
forever!!
They struggle, they suffer, sweat and
strain!
And even bleed - also at times die
working!
Their sweat blood bodies strengthen the
land!
That is all what they do, keep always
doing!
From the time immemorial, through
history!!
That is all they know - other than
their jobs!
They produce create and always
innovate!!
But where have all their productions
works,
Creations and inventions of all ages
gone?
Who had swallowed and appropriated
them?
Day after day after, and week after
week?
Month after month, seasons after
seasons?
All through the ages of the long long
history?
Yes, this happened not yesterday or
today!
But year after year, and decade after
decade!
Life after life, generations after
generations,
Age after age, and centuries after
centuries,
Through millenniums after long
millenniums?
With out change respite or exceptions
till date
Leaving Workers in a totally separate
World!
All that we see around are workers
creations!
Have all gone into pockets of fat big
bellies!
Endless greedy bottomless holes of the
lazy!
Enemies of the People, traitors of
Nations -
The rich and wealthy who don't ever
work!
But take everything, everything good in
life!!
Always talking of loss, losses and big
losses!
They talk of losses not to pay the
workers
Their full dues wages or give share in
profits!
But to pay the workers a little poor
pittance,
Very insignificantly just to make them
work!
Tempt them not to leave, but keep
working!
Keeping aside profits and all good
earnings!
Stashing them silently somewhere
secretly!
They hide them all in the accounts on
paper,
Leaving the workers - the creators of
wealth,
To live in misery penury and absolute
poverty,
While themselves continue living like
princes;
And talking of profits only to roll in
the riches!
Of the workers work sweat strain
struggles
Innovations creations and valuable
produce!
- a Dalit poet
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