BEING HUMAN
BEING HUMAN
Hot burning sun
Constant beat of the drum
Calling one and all
Come and see the feat of the day
I stopped and stood with others
Encircling a pale figure
A little boy with sunken eyes
And shrunken chest
Doing acrobatics from one end to another
Faster the rhythm of the drum
Quicker the feet of the little one
Climbing the high pole to make it right
With all his power
Walking with hands, swinging swiftly
East to west and upside down
Suspended in air
Holding the thread of his life
With all his might
Hot burning sun
Constant beat of the drum
Calling one and all
Come and see the feat of the day
I stopped and stood with others
Encircling a pale figure
A little boy with sunken eyes
And shrunken chest
Doing acrobatics from one end to another
Faster the rhythm of the drum
Quicker the feet of the little one
Climbing the high pole to make it right
With all his power
Walking with hands, swinging swiftly
East to west and upside down
Suspended in air
Holding the thread of his life
With all his might
All of a sudden a flash
And boy tumbles down
Screaming out of his soul
Pushing ahead I ran to hold him
Crowd clapped
As if this too was a part of the game
Yes - a game of life and death
Playing hide and seek with little boy
Thin voice pierced my ears...
" Can I ? Can I eat now ?"
Pain etched on his face
And he fainted
I looked around
I looked around
Crowd vanished
Everyone walked away
With indifference on their shoulders
And shame on their backs
Forgetting the little boy's performance
Everyone walked away
With indifference on their shoulders
And shame on their backs
Forgetting the little boy's performance
Forgetting the basic need of humans
Forgetting that humanity and hunger walk side by side
We are the humanity
Wherever we may be
We must feed the hungry
The most noble act of kindness and generosity
Feeding the hungry is being human
The most noble act of kindness and generosity
Feeding the hungry is being human
Just be human
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