Diwali 2018

They stole the splendor They stole the thunder They stole the sparkle In our kids' gleaming smile Men somewhere in a city of the north Which we call our capital Balding both inside and outside With overflowing wisdom About constitutional rights Are dictating terms What should sparkle And who should smile A city perennially doomed To live choked in smoke Due to clouds created Elsewhere by burning Trash, grass and plastic Unchecked automobiles God knows what other abominable shit With a populace that doesn't have Proper toilets to ease Is dictating terms On our innocent kids' dreams Just on a single day of the year This Diwali down South Where kids usually frolic in mirth Has been unusually silent this year For fear; is it fear that we want? Let the sparklers light the smile Of our innocent kids Let daisy-wheels and crackers Abound the din of their dreams Diwali can't be made green Even if aliens all green Descend on us from Mars Or whatever other alien source We are earthlings May we have recourse to the little things That make our day Without let up, without stay Happy Diwali let us all say Environment can wait another one day