Ask not if i wrung the parrot’s neck to make it croak,

Ask why i myself croaked when i could have roared. [2]

 

Ask not how i ballooned my chest without stretching my pectoral,

Ask how I became a gasbag despite my regurgitations  oral  . [4]

 

Ask not if silence gripped me first or fear of governance-at-sea,

Ask  if fake promises caught up or sheer incompetence hit me.[6]

 

Ask not if that  victory  in a blue moon would i manage to repeat,

Ask  if i will ever converse, for all i do is selectively speak.[8]

 

Ask not if we are safer ,or greater or better than ever,

Ask when I talk of statistics,does my voice quaver ? [10]

 

 

Ask not if I would ever do anything for you.

Ask only if you would nevertheless  cheer for me ,on cue.[12]