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 

                              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
                           Crowd vanished
                           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
                           Just be human
                   
                                                                ______________

                              
                                     

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