Let’s Walk …
Lighting up areas that
are blur
Within the boundaries
of human existence.
Only a few take birth with food in the mouth
We see emaciated bodies,
with hollow cheeks and sullen eyes
dying from
time to time;
They have nothing…
No shelter on their head,
not a morsel in their tummies
Can we not help them,
feed them?
Why should they feed
on the leftovers
Thrown on the pavements?
Ah, their bare bones
click like needles in the cold breeze.
Starving bodies take time
to die,
-after all, a tough
body is not easy to wear.
Such scenes frighten
me…make me Revolt!
And I ask
myself-should I hope?
My strength hasn’t failed…
Let me believe that
one day there will be
A revolution, which will shut out
this menacing shadow of poverty for good.
Dirty scars leaving
their marks in big cities today.
If only one family
adopts one family
it will surely save many lives living on
last legs.
Awake! Awake! Oh Man
God gave us everything
to share,
Feed a man suffering hunger pangs, and
Let the dignity of man
just not evaporate…
I adore this prayer, and breathe it with you. Love the idea of a family adopting another family. This is an important poem. I so resonate with "only a few take birth with food in the mouth." And those are often the least likely to share, sadly.
ReplyDeleteWow! Acknowledging what is, asking that Godliness appear on earth ...a good prayer.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful and meaningful prayer.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a wonderful prayer. Your words remind me of a young man, an IIT pass out, Vinayak Lohani who has sacrificed his career and has started a center called Parivaar, for the poor, near Diamond Harbor. This center has many branches in other States also. He is doing fantastic work. You may have heard of him.
ReplyDeleteA poignant prayer. I would also like to believe that:
ReplyDelete'...one day there will be
A revolution, which will shut out
this menacing shadow of poverty for good'
and the final lines ring true:
'Feed a man suffering hunger pangs, and
Let the dignity of man just not evaporate'.
Tha sad part is that the Earth can sustain our large population but making people unhappy is a catalyst for discontent and wars which are very profitable for arms manufacturers. The whole world is put out of balance so that a few investors can make a lot of money. Certainly the idea of one family could adopt another is a wonderful idea. I do hope we can do something soon.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is indeed a beautiful prayer!!
ReplyDeleteIf we do not share, we are less than human.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this beautiful prayer.
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ReplyDeletePanchali, am not sure if my emails reached you. Would you please email me at wildwomantwo@gmail.com? I have a question. Smiles.
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