An Eye Opener
He
came running towards me, with open hands and tattered
clothes
Please give me a rupee he said, a young lad of medium
built
I haven't eaten for
days he said, please have pity on me he implored
Give me just a rupee he repeated, I haven't any change
with me I retorted
I looked at him from
head to toe, he looked quite hale & healthy and so
I offered him a job to entail, him atleast two square
meals a day
Quite happy at my decision,
I asked him to follow me
But I was horrified, to see him look at me with derision
He ran away from me,
beseeching another with a similar plea
"I cannot work",
I could hear him say, "Carry some change with you
everyday...."
This incident made
me wonder, if we are to blame for this breed of idlers
Who have just made
begging their profession, cheating people and feigning
misery - their mission.
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Contributing Poetess:
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