Poem-Something Passes Under the Table

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When a person is in power

And some Lords want a favour

When some feeble voices rise

Opposing      

Something passes

Between hand and hand

Under the table

or 

Over the table

or
 Beside the table.

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When greed overlooks facts
and an accident occurs 

Killing people

Which could have been averted

Voices are hushed



Something passes
Between 

Hand and hand

Under the table

Over the table 

Beside the table.

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When a doctor   misses 

A case 

The very urgent

While attending to a VIP

Voices rise 

Then 

Something passes

Between hand and hand

Under the table

Over the table

Beside the table

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When the broken hearted   

Approach the court of justice
The ultimate replica of 
Heaven on earth
 And something passes 
Between hand and hand
Under the table
Over the table  
Beside the table,

Then Kannagi is defeated

   Today's Neduchezhian  unrepentant
   The fragrance of  Mankind is lost

    And deserves to vapourize

    Into smoke
.

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Come, then tell me

Some  immediate idea, plan

To rope the guilty

Before

Anything more  passes 

Between hand and hand

Under the table

Over the table

Beside the table

While we still passively look on.              

NB-According to Tamil literature,Kovallan, a merchant was accused of stealing the Queen's anklet and executed hastily. Kannagi, his wife hears of it and rushes to  King Neduchezhian, her own anklet in hand.She asks for the 'stolen' anklet to  be brought to court and broken. Rubies rolled out as they did from the other one she had in hand.The King was shocked.The Queen's anklet had pearls inside it. Injustice had been done.The King clutches his heart in pain and dies. The whole place reverberates with Kannagi's words,catches fire and  is burnt down.