You met him at the station,at the bus stop and market,
he has a gloomy face as something he isn’t able to forget.
He doesn’t speak much as he seems to have lost his last battle,
he lost all he had his riches,farmhouses and cattle.
He loved his only daughter from the bottom of his bruished heart,
his only hope his spouse who died on her way to hospital in the cart.
You look at him and frown whenever you see him beg,
he covered distances walking despite his weak and thin leg.
You don’t allow him to come closer for the stank of unwashed clothes,
the question that disturbs you is; why this profession he chose?
He donated the inner parts of his body to save his ailing wife,
he had thought she would be alright and be happy the rest of life.
They worked very hard for better future of their daughter,
they had sold all they had to spend for her studies further.
Their immense love for her forced them to keep the matter a secret,
she doesn’t know her mother has expired and father in a pitiable state.
He is very weak and feeble can’t even walk well from place to place,
the stray dogs don’t like so sometimes they bark at him and chase.
He lives far away from his dear ones for the love of his grown up child,
he is in a hurry to send enough money to her before he becomes wild.
His name is not known to them who often give him alms,
the calculations of his life was correct he made a silly mistake in the sums.
His worries are now less as his daughter will complete her course,
he started to smile as there was no reason to be remorse.
You want to know his name his whereabouts for love’s sake,
he is ‘the destitute’ but his love is genuine not fake.
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Whatever the story behind it always breaks my heart. 😦 Keep on writing this reality.
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This is so poignant
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Thanks a lot for reading.
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Sad part only can be seen to public but people forget what good one did in past to make all others shine. Crude reality. ⚫
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Thank you so much for your comment without which this post would remain incomplete. 🌹🙏🌹🙏🌹
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Reality is black always. Truth with in is hidden. It can happen any where and every where. Hope surrounding can get in to a cause to resolve instead abuse. But it can never happen. 💖
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So nice of you.
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You are kind… Appreciate
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Most welcome 🙏🌹🙏🌹🙏🌹
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✨ 🌷
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That’s a true father.
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Thank you so much.
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It touched my heart.. There are so many examples of this in our society..
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Thank you so much madam for your comment.It’s really invaluable. 🌷🙏🌷🙏🌷🙏🌷
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Thank you so much for your invaluable comment 🌷🙏🌷🙏🌷🙏🌷🙏🌷
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The world could be much better place if we act differently in certain situation🤗
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Thank you so much for your invaluable comment.
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Deeply moving. Thank you so much for such an insightful, beautifully expressed poem.
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Thank you so much for reading.
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You are welcome my brother!
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That’s such a profound piece! Beautifully expressed and deeply moving!
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Behind every such person there is a story.
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