Monday, July 16, 2012

Poor! Rich!

Poor! Rich!

 

I hunger, I sick;

I poor, you rich!

 

I birth, I Old;

I whore, I sold,

I labor, I pain;

I schlep, you gain,

I bellyache, you roar;

I Poor!

 

You birth, you young;

You customer, I sold,

You mistake, you scold,

Your story, you told,

Your diamond - you stich;

You Rich!

 

I vote, you rule,

I build, you school;

You decree, I fool,

I water your pool;

I blind!

I disease!

You shine!

You Seas!

I extinct!

I erased!

You blessed!

I bleed!

I resist! I terrorist!

You rule, I beast!

I scream, I insane,

You golf, your game!

 

 

12 comments:

  1. nice , different from yr regular stuff :)

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    1. A very simple one this time...just thought of trying something imperfect. Will continue to improve on this style :-)

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  2. well this is the best poetry i have read on poverty ...!! ok dnt get me wrng , u didnt glorify poverty as many ppl try to , but u have told der inner feelings in such simple yet powerful lines..great , post it in yr Fb page and tag more and more ppl to read...:)

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    1. Thank you Saiket. I will ensure and try maximum reach. Happy that you could relate to the poem which is somewhat oddly done.

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    1. Yes...this is where we are and we can make some difference.

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  4. Amazing..I say amazing Shams! The format..the words..the thought!
    I loved the offbeat format the most:)

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  5. @AmitAagThanks Amit...I am trying to improve on this style and the subject is very close to my heart

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  6. very simple yet deep....nicely penned

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  7. loved your new style :) You always write great !!!

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