My legacy

Will I be remembered
Or will I be forgotten?
Will those who act fresh
Dare to call me rotten?

My tenure wasn't smooth
At times it did get messy
But I have tried my best
To establish my legacy

Those who criticise me
Can't see the tightrope
My dictums are temporal
I am no Pandit or Pope

You feel Big Boss coming
For Ganesh Puja was odd?
The Ayodhya judgement
Was also guided by God!

I wish to be remembered
Certainly not forgotten
I think I have earned it all
Nothing has been ill-gotten

Every function I attended
Every lecture that was given
Was only for you, the people
By public good I was driven

At the fag end of my career
I have set Lady Justice free
No blindfold, it's up to her
To see … or not to see!

I will always be available
With goodwill to operate
Call me whenever there is
Something to inaugurate…

Raju Moray writes a regular column for The Leaflet, titled 'Adalat Antics'.

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