An anonymous patriot

Its only d’ human beings,

cope in adverse situation

spends promptly curtailed,

curbed d’ grand reception

Star hotel booking cancelled,

not even kalyan mandapam

Roof top be an ideal choice,

for mini marriage reception

Heard my PM with patience,

vowed to agree to his offer

bear all brunt for fifty days,

be nation’s laudable daughter

An appeal with folded hands,

I convinced guests, relations

No exotic food, only nice tea,

with or without sugar option

Papa’s ten leaf check book,

fell short, was just insufficient

for entire wedding purchase,

to disburse all d’ payments

Papa held head in both palms

felt utter helpless, penniless

black money war announced

by PM, in prime time address

Land sold for child’s marriage,

life time’s savings withdrawn

again put back into d’ account,

of no use for wedding occasion

Design chosen, lines drafted

card printing was in progress

no valid money in hand now,

even to pay d’ printing press

Band men, tent men, shop bills

make up man, mehandi lady

won’t accept debit card deals,

legal tenders to be kept ready

Bustling trade slowed down,

a fall out of demonetization

lack of liquidity, big constraint

but marriage mood alive & on

Took over charge of marriage,

went to bank, in d' bridal dress

from papa’s book to draw cash,

me, bride myself, a live witness

To wed in true cash crunch,

an unmanageable situation

wedding card and costumes,

documents for cash sanction

No hesitation, openly support

PM’s idea of demonetization

whip of d’ Govt to crack down,

d’ nation’s black money barons

My marriage to be celebrated,

on same auspicious occasion

no odds could ever cancel it,

nor allowed to get postponed

Wishes high, pockets shallow,

papa a middle class person

I’m patriot, evidently support,

black money cleaning mission

Bank staffs ought to agree,

co-operated bank manager

agreed to hand over d’ cash,

prior to queue of customers

Endeavour invited support,

clapped all the customers

urgently paid, a special case,

no grumbling what’s so over

Troops sacrifice life in border,

I’ll skip celebration comforts

in war with black money dons,

act like an anonymous patriot