Sunday 15 December 2013

I wish more I could do

Its a BlogAdda - WOW  Post

My baby was my sunshine
Like every parent I ensured all the time she was fine
Her every little need
I fulfilled, I guaranteed  
She loved playing with me in the park
Every evening, with her I embarked
Dressing her in cute little pink frock
I made her wear warm blue socks
Just as she was running around with small happy feet
I took on the park bench my regular seat
I watched my doll play under the tree
That’s when I caught her looking at me                                     

Dressed in tattered rags
Her small shoulders seemed bogged down with snags
Cheeks smeared with tears
Her eyes brimming with fears
Something inside me moved
I wished her pains I could soothe
I asked her what was she doing in here
She held out her hand and rolled down a tear
In her tiny voice she spoke
She had to beg coz her parents were broke
Same old story I thought
God knows many innocent childhoods, this poverty would have cost  
I handed her some food packets
Even my child’s small little jacket
I wish, for her, more I could do
But I knew poverty in this country would never bid adieu
Feeling small with my meek gesture
Holding my baby, towards home I venture
One last look near the gate when I reach
She was still looking at me
Tears pushing the corner of my eyes
Hugging my child, hard I cry
I wish, for thousands like her, something more I could do
I just wish poverty in my country soon bids adieu !!



This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.

4 comments:

  1. Yes....poverty is very depressing but we can't do much about it...except make small contributions in our way.

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    1. It is depressing Pankti.. And what makes it more depressing is the fact that we cant do much about it :(

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  2. That was truly sad. Yes, if only there was something more we could do to bring in more economic balance.

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    1. Yes Sreesha, How I wish we could do something !!

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