Fading Picture of an Unknown Beggar Girl

Fading Picture of an Unknown Beggar Girl was first published in my blogsite fleetingmuse.wordpress.com in December, 2015

 

Settling down on my seat,

For the long journey ahead to my college town,

With a book in my hand

To drown the hustle and bustle of passengers,

All along the platform, up and down.

Beggar woman’s Tirade

Photo, Ishithaa.com

What are you staring at?

My face or my state?

I’m ashamed of neither,

so carry on, unabated!

Monetary Leprosy

Rushing past the beggar on the street
With your hands stuffed deep in your pockets
Man in shambles shuffling his feet
With eyeballs bulging in their sockets
You pass him by without second thought

Fish.

Eyes turn to stare
At the new fish on the street

Dirty brown, ragged, dusty, filthy.
A pure-bred,
A perfect addition to their collection
In the tank.

Joining the ranks of four others,
A school, lined up in neat row.
Body after body after body after body after body
Resting on their tails – fish have no legs.