The Thieves of Tank Bund
(from Mukhamukhi 1978)
I created the thieves of Tank Bund and sent them out to steal.
I taught them the art of picking pockets.
Very smart chaps. They would always get away somehow.
One of them liked tortoises. The other one
was in love with a girl from long time back.
Both were heavy drinkers (they were thieves after all!).
Once they had read a love-letter found among the stolen loot
and got all choked up. By then I had them
thrown out. They must have stumbled headlong and fallen
near the corporation garbage bin.
But I forgot to give names to these people.
You people keep your names safe under lock and key, ok!
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