The Webs Of Our Times

Nov 7, 2022

1 min read

By Paramjit Bakhshi

The signs of modern slavery

Are not chains

But backpacks

And mobiles.

We are shackled

By EMIs

Recharges

Mortgages

And loans.

Working nine to nine

Pretending

To be fine

And ready to

“Just do it”

Thinking

“Impossible is nothing”

And even without leave

We are told

To go “fuel your fashion”

Going

“Forever faster”,

Nowhere.

By Paramjit Bakhshi

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