letters of the law

Follow the letters of the law
The government wants us to do
Obeying citizens queue up filling forms
Pay the money waiting for the call

The days go by
You wait for it to arrive
Letter or the call
Sometimes it never

So much about clients’ charter
Displaying prominently on the wall
Telling the people we served you
In the end we know

On the streets
Lamp posts and walls
Illegal signboards, banners and leaflets
Pasted and hang up for all to see
So easy no hassle and it is free

Here the obeying citizens
Standing up obeying the law
When others do otherwise
The town councils ignore
Claiming ignorant of it all

Wait think about the assessment rates
Millions running into it
No action for years
We have to follow rules and laws
Obeying citizens getting raw taste
In our daily dealings with the middle leagues