that man
dark and ugly
no, don't go near
a devil he is, no less
perhaps, a demon from hell
yes, I know, we know
look, how savagely
he drinks those dark murky mud
quenching his thirst
his fingers dipping into the craters
scratching the potholes
as water bloods out
through the veins of darkened terrain
his tongue licks
contented
but no, he' ain't alone
that man, dark and ugly, I told you about
a dog, stands beside, admiring the beast
in its act, so brazenly inhuman
like a monster
he immerses his face
in the abandoned liquid
thirst knows no riches
neither does life
extreme measures they adopt
only to survive
as we watch in disgust
our curtained homes, the perfect shelter
guiding us from monsters
who know not of filtered water
but seek deep in filthy craters
the last drops
wagging their tongues
they taste delight in dirt
and we cringe our nose
in abandoned hatred
our bottled purified water
stands majestically
on the table
we look no more
we look no more
at that grimy monster
that man
dark and ugly
This Poem is shared with Theme Thursday - Thirsty.
Talks of poverty i suppose! :) well depicted n our general notion of disgust n disinterest backed with bias...
ReplyDeleteMe thinks, I know this man ...
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DeleteUff...one of your best...a hauntingly chilly poem that ends up as a satire....
ReplyDeleteThanks Ritesh :-)
DeleteThat is a powerful one, Amrit. "and we cringe our nose in abandoned hatred" - wonderfully penned.
ReplyDeleteThank You Sakshi :-)
Delete:'( pain captured so well...
ReplyDeleteThanks Arka :-)
DeleteAs often as one gets disgusted with what one sees these are just distractions.May perhaps serve as a 'not to follow in good company ' guide. Great word structure Amrit!
ReplyDeleteHank
Thank You Hank :-)
DeleteThis made me serious...I can't explain how do I feel after reading this one...
ReplyDeleteDon't be serious ... relax :-p
DeleteVery touching poem. It's very easy to turn our face away from the obvious but that doesn't change the truth. This is heart-wrenching :(
ReplyDeleteYou wrote similar to what I have been thinking these days. Not exactly though.
ReplyDeleteHarsh reality. It pricks :/
Thanks Srishti :-)
DeleteThis is very powerful writing... Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank You Nabanita :-)
DeleteThis post has been selected for the Spicy Saturday Picks this week. Thank You for an amazing post! Cheers! Keep Blogging :)
ReplyDeleteThat's an honor ... thanks so much :-)
Deletethirst knows no riches
ReplyDeleteneither does life
extreme measures they adopt
only to survive
Powerful lines
congrats on SSP.
Thanks a lot Kalpana :-)
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