Harthal: a miscarriage br br It is a potential tool br Against the dubious will br And vile wishes br of the powerful. br br It is a social defense br An individual token, br A means to nobler ends br And genuine human causes. br br It is being waylaid br In the broad day light br And left bare to be licked br and lusted up: br br By hooligans and goons br Drunkards and thugs br Demagogues and unionists br Fundamentalists and rogues br Pressure groups and power brokers br Vote bankers and their votaries. br br Harthal, br “All things under lock and key” br Is being left in the lurch, br Bared and scavenged in the street br By bloody beaks br and blasphemous bills. br br Alas! What it breeds is rancor. br Castrated guts is what it shows. br Harthal gets impregnated br In regular intervals. br It carries and miscarries venom br and begets stillborns of the same.br br A.