Bidders are sinners.

‘Abortion is a sin’, she told.

Her husband exhorted; she did.

The sin had gone to her husband.

‘Deception is a sin’, he said.

His teacher insisted; he did.

The sin had gone to his teacher.

‘Coercion is a sin’, he felt.

The King ordained and he complied.

The sin had gone to the monarch.

Sin goes to the bidders

And not to the doers

When bidders are these.

According to Vedic norms,

Wives, pupils and subjects

Have no says to their bosses.

12.05.2016