Such a Weird World

A thousand words go unheard sometimes
While a single syllable creates a sensation.
A million screams are not listened
while a single tear can melt hearts of millions.
A thousand talks may be useless
while a simple silence can make hearts meet.
Such a strange world it is
here a million efforts can't do good
but a single person can change generations.



Saturday, June 16, 2012

Exploitation


A little boy, not more than thirteen,
carries a plastic sack on his back,
along with him are his siblings and mother.
Picking up urban garbage, they are.
With sticks in hands to pick up waste,
barefoot and barely clothed,
this team of garbage cleaners,
searches for its evening supper.
With empty stomachs, starving for food,
they lift the waste and put it in their sacks,
they try hard for a meal,
but most times their efforts go in vain.

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