Mortgaged

When the indefensible is defended,
Truth becomes the victim;
For our self interests,
We swallow our independence, and
Clock our intelligence
In language of the learned;
Ah, for the gullible,
And of minds simple,
The believers,
Honesty and integrity
Uncompromised,
Happy to rest their guilt,
On shoulders of the learned,
They march with their
Heads held high;
After all, everything that’s
Greek and Latin,
Must be the words of God,
Mere mortals they,
Who are they to question;
For the roof over their heads,
Life is mortgaged to
The banks,
And their heads?
Charlatans have a
Lien on that.

River Banks : Tuesday Photo Challenge – “Flow / Banks”

This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank  is  “Flow ( or is it Bank?)”.  I hope to capture both.

Crossing the River Brahmaputra from Neemati Ghat To Majuli River Island in a ferry, Assam, India, December 2017

River Luit, Majuli River Island, Asam, India, December 2017

Dipholu River, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, December 2017

 

Morning in Varanasi, River Ganga, December 2017