MIND YOUR BUSINESS​​​!

  MIND YOUR BUSINESS!                                    

 

Worked for forty years; it's time to retire and take time off 

Papers received; annual pension detailed; a very big relief!

Going through post I found one bus pass for me to travel

Great offer to travel nationwide without spending a penny?

 

Stopped driving; sent an application and got my bus pass;

Very excited, tried to use my free pass and make a bus trip. 

Bus stop is very near my home, waited for Bus Number Five.

Crowd waiting, I was able to join the line as a last person!

 

 Bus arrived and people were boarding the bus one by one

'No bus number seen'; broken name plate? sent for repair?

When I asked driver; 'Right bus to town?' and complained. 

He was abrupt and said 'it's reported to officer concerned'                                                             

 

'That's no good' I said; he retorted 'Mind your business!'

My business! your business; it is everyone's civil duty?

When you see something happening in any public place;

Property damaged, rules broken, sexual abuse or a crime?  

 

This is our solemn duty as guardians of our democracy 

We must think and do something to correct this at once.

When you come across a crime; misbehaviour or abuse

The people anywhere have responsibility and a duty too!   

 

Citizens in any country must be loyal and do their duties

We must uphold democracy, fraternity and human rights,

Safe shelter, food, human rights, health and social care, jobs

Progress, friendship, co-existence, safety and mutual trust!

 

We all must get united to work for social uplift of all people 

More development, steady progress and national harmony;

Safeguarding resources and prevent poverty and diseases 

We want welfare states for future generations to flourish!    

    PUBLIC SERVICE! OUR RESPONSIBILITY!

 

 Dr C K KRISHNASWAMY(UK)