Of the leader

Of the Leader
A Poem by
Sandeep Palakkal

I never sang about him, never wrote about him,
Despite my intense desire to do so.

He was so exceptional that there was enough
To write about him, enough to sing.

But I never did so,
For he was a leader of the masses.

An angry, intolerant mass,
Which frightened my poor, little heart.

Alas! Thus my fear of the masses took away
An oportunity for a poem.

-Sandeep Palakkal
Chennai