They got his boy
They got his boy
On a cruise
A drugs bust, they said
Before the ship had sailed
Threw him in jail
Denied him bail
6 gm of ‘charas’
And some WhatsApp chats
Enough to get him nailed 
They shut the door
He’s on the floor
Cheek by jowl
Smells most foul
They got his boy
And the father’s wealth 
Mean nought
Justice is sought
In the meantime
a boy languishes
Hope vanishes
A megastar goes 
From GOAT 
to scapegoat 
They got his boy
A smokescreen
To prove some point
Few grams of coke
A complete joke
Elsewhere in a port
Some heroin lies
Unclaimed
Unquestioned
They got his boy
He’s no king
Just a pawn
In a larger game
If he could shout
Let it all out
But justice is deaf
Whose vengeance?
Whose vendetta?
Narcotic
Psychotic
Realpolitik
Drug bust
Dreams to dust
The clamour for glamour
They got his boy
The price of fame
What’s the point of his name
Can this film be re-shot?
Can these scenes be reworked?
Can this script be re-written?
If he could just beat up those ‘baddies’
To his son, be that protective daddy
They got his boy
His pride and joy

Illustrations/Uday Mohite