I burn my face in scorching heat
I shiver in cold throughout the night
I drench my body in incessant rain
I lie uncovered under the naked sky,
my friends are agony and intense pain.
You don't see my subdued eyes,
extreme anguish hidden in my cries,
my malnourished body,
the hunger in my belly,
the melancholy.
the melancholy.
Why?
You don't see! Or you don't care?
I see you through the tinted glass
Your flamboyance, your grandeur !
My eyes gaze at the devouring spree
Your one cup of coffee
can fill my empty tummy.
Why?
Is it my fault I was born roofless?
Is it my fault my parents left me?
You turn your eyes from my ragged attire
You walk away from my dingy living space
Why?
Ever try to dive into my eyes-
into an ocean of perpetual longing!
Far far away from your world, safe and glittering.
(Written after I spent few hours with few Mumbai street children.)
Omg! It touch a chord in my heart.
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don't know how many would spend few hours with street children. you definitely are one of those rare ones who get up from their armchairs and actually do something.
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Thanks Debajyoti. It was really an experience. We were touched by those street urchins.
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