Monday, July 9, 2007

Four meals a day?

Mired in black wooden box
unfitting shoes laces ….. unfastened and untangled
coloured, stationed, patience unhidden ……
black inhibited smile
sharp focus unaltered demeanor ……
with a shoe brush tucked in a corner.

Greasy little palmed fingers
blackish clothing dirty riddance …
borrowed smile with promising eyes ….
tool box and a multi errand
howling ears …… eviscerated bowl
three quarters a meal a penny can roll.

I see him running in your house
calling him names for delayed chores ….
his mother calls on the weekend
you listen on the other line … with some vengeance
he serves you day and night ….. faithful and diligence
and a prayer ….. thanking for food and pittance.

4 comments:

Keshi said...

sad! very sad!

Keshi.

Alok said...

It is .... inst it .... a lot of family employ child for helping them out and actually believe they r doing him a favor .... its indeed very sad

Keshi said...

such ppl should be jailed.

Keshi.

Alok said...

no body bothers ... thats the whole prob ... it has become a deep rooted prob ... everyone indulges .... it has become a societal phenomenon