By all means, even
rebelling against his heart
He hardened his
conscience and never cared a blot
Of shame for his deeds
done in stealth
He never cared about his
prestige and health
His aim is to earn as
much as he can
Like a wild beast gorging
lumps of flesh in a den.
2. From every rule and provision, he
tried
Some means of escape to
justify
His illegal acts and
secretly defy
He used his subtle brain
to seize unespied
With his team of workers
with self-same goal unafraid
He earned a lot, still
not satiate his desire
Avarice comes once kindled rages like volcanic fire.
3. He toiled hard to accumulate riches
by his deeds
To make his family enjoy
comforts utmost
He never noticed how
others suffered a lot
He never helped them but
pursued his goal with greed
Never he found how he
deprived others of their needs
All this just to make his
family rich without limit
He made his family too
lazy, corrupt and unfit.
4. While in power all tried to please him and
appease
But when out of power, to his surprise he lost
Whatever esteem and status he got
All shunned him as if from an infectious
disease
All his privileges suddenly did cease
Too late he understood the fleeting nature
Of earthly gifts, fame, honor and stature.
5. By virtues, affection he never won
His craze for cash ruined many, with immense
loss
He never cared people’s sufferings, rules and
laws
Never listened to wise people’s advice and did
shun
Their noble company and helped none
He cared only for gains and selfish delight
So, people viewed him with spite as a parasite.
6. As age advanced, he lost his vigor and zeal
He depended on his
children for support
He gave them, all
pleasures and not mutual rapport
His presence unbearable
they did feel
Treated him as an
outsider they did deal
His past acts with his
parents he recalled with grief
He had treated them as
mere worthless junk in brief.
7. He wished to amend his conduct past
Not possible now; he
can’t bring back time lost
Like a parasite he
grabbed from others what they got
Others’ sufferings and
problems he cared not
By just and fair means he
did not play his part
In the last phase of
life, he realized his sins in vain
When his own family
treated him with disdain.
8. Now he can’t dictate with his past
power and pride.
He cheated others and
thought that he had won
He
can’t escape from whatever he has done
He mocked others who are
just and by rules abide
He was too busy and found
no time his family to guide
He misled his progeny
in wrong and perverted ways
He degraded himself and
from none he got solace.
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6th October 2025 Somaseshu Gutala
