न साँप मरे न लाठी टूटे
(Hindi proverb which means to get your way without causing any damage or breaking any rule)
I am a rule-follower, a conformist, and I confess
I am afraid to deviate from an established process
I try to comprehend the logic behind rules and norms
But like an obedient pupil, I am conditioned to perform
Within the parameters that those in authority have set
I don't want to be reprimanded, I don't want to regret
Breaking a rule, of being unable to defend
My actions, those in power I don't want to offend..
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I hate to say this, but not all rules and norms
Are grounded in reason or justice, therefore to conform
With such rules, I have to try to fight
My conscience or intuition, to decide what is right
As I grow older, towing the line just to appease
The authorities gives me a growing sense of unease
I want to find a workaround in a manner such
That I satisfy my inner voice and not get in trouble much
Rule-makers are not perfect and nor am I
Both of us can co-exist under the same sky
I am too scared to break a law outright
But less stringent rules I can definitely fight
In a manner diplomatic, and often achieve
A better result through a process in which I believe
I have to remind myself that real life is not elementary school
For real life solutions, I may sometimes need to bend the rules
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