PEOPLE POWER

PEOPLE POWER

Power corrupts
And
Absolute power
Corrupts
Absolutely
People power
Is now
Part of history

Witnessed
In Tunisia & Egypt
And
Everywhere
Gave us
Immense pleasure

Let's hope & pray
Torch of democracy
Will be passed around
From side to side
From north
To south
Like the Olympic torch
Is needed much
To reach
And
Spread
At a lightning speed

Freedom of Expression
In the age
Of sanitised information
People of courage
Are countering
Showing their outrage
The dictators propoganda
Mantra
Of those
Who insult our intelligence
By dishing out
Mere platitudes
Anathema
To our peaceful minds

Dictators in Tunisia & Egypt
Attempted
To block the internet
The youth
Can't be conned anymore
Came up with twitter
Facebook
Which I like
Other gadget type
Like skype

" Power to the people "
Is no more mere slogan
To be shouted in the streets
Painted on billboards & walls
Written in red bold letters
On placards
But
People's power
That
Toppled dictatorial governments

In Tunisia & Egypt
Ushered in new era
Not just mantra
But
Successful actions
With plethora
Of determination
Of young & old
Rich & poor
Men & women
Muslim & christian
The entire population

Looked amorphous
Leaderless
Structureless
Confirmed
Order can emerge
From chaos

Young people
Agile
Adept
At modern technology
Used their dexterity
Phone , called smart
The internet
Twitter
Facebook
And other network

I wonder
Is this
What George Orwell
Called
The machine revolution
Power
Of the entire population
Powered
By people power
Using technology
Of any type
Including skype

Prophetic
Like
Orwell's book
1984
World is very near
Young people
Used people power
Communicated
Via satellite
The internet
With people World-wide