Good Governance: A Poetic Exploration
Good Governance Sat in a pool of my own tears no shame, no shame Man rots in jail. I choke today That's what the girl wanted to do. no shame, no shame My pen faster than governance no shame, no shame The hills are mountains, plains the next minute Sedition, Superpower, Sham oh the words with S 8 years, 2 deaths The woman and justice no shame, no shame A terrorist, fake news reporter, and colonialist walk into a bar. Al Jazeera, The Wire, BBC no shame, no shame I sit, my hands bloodied red. no shame, no shame Good Governance — A Line-by-line Explanation Trigger Warnings: Mentions of terrorism, rape, suicide, and implications of depression Introduction: The poem "Good Governance" was written by Ananya Choudhary on January 2, 2026. Two days into the new year and eighteen years into her own life, she feels desolate, helpless, and unhelpful. In an attempt to pen down her feelings —anger, frustration, sadness— she wrote this poem. The poem is not written in an attempt to showca...