keeps the world going

The squeaky wheel gets oiled
The shrieky baby gets fed
The splashy leader gets voted

demand and get
fume and fret
till your needs are met.

How tiresome
Yet winsome…

It is the wilted croton
Which reminds of a duty forgotten
Problems are solved
Through a leader’s resolve
Someone fights
For your rights
Someone strikes
For your pay hikes…

And yet…

Does unasked favour have flavour?
and unwanted food savour?
Doesn’t uncalled for aid
Soon turn staid?

Some need more than it matters
Some less
Some have it all on a platter
Some feel blessed
to live to give
Some to take
Its my due, for heaven’s sake!

But isn’t it this eclectic mix
Which keeps the world going?
Bickering, simmering
Battling, rattling
Yet
Surviving, reviving
Giving and forgiving?