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My heart bleeds when I see a hungry child sifting through filth.
His protruding rib-cage tells the nights spent on zilch.
My soul cries when I see a poor man getting drenched in rain,
Without even trying to find a shelter to end his pain.
He may look sadistic to one n all,
But its his way of asking God to test his wherewithall.
My heart bleeds when I see a naked woman lying on the street,
Famished and Ravaged.
Looking in neverland,as if to foresee,
When will be the day when God will set her free.
My soul cries when I see a man hovering around the foodshop,
Waiting with patient breath for a pie of food to drop,
For those last drops of tea, on which he can feast,
Before the waiter clears the table, or the roadside dog comes to compete.
My heart bleeds when I see ppl standing in queue outside the temple premises,
Some with folded hands while others with open crevices.
They wait at the end of the duct for the offerings to flow,
To gorge on the filth that would be their only blessing to show.
My soul cries when I see rows and rows of ladies baring flesh,
Ready to be sold for as low as one can profess.
They satiate the carnal desires of the virile,
To make their children eat for a while.
My heart bleeds when I see abject poverty,
Breeding at the cost of an opulent society.
My soul cries when I see poor ppl giving up on life,
And live dead every day to fight the strife.
All this makes me to ask HIM,
When will this bridge be ever dissolved.
HE answers with a smirk on his face,
Its not me who has created this ever-widening space.
I made the world as equal,
Thus its you, my man, who should find a way to get it resolved.
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@ Arpz: Touching on first half of ur quote,I feel HE may be capable of doing only good, but he deliberately doesnt want to do so.
If evrythg n this whole world was rosy and the same for everyone, y wud ne1 work,wht will b the motive left in life.
As the second part of ur quote very well present the same idea.But yes, circumstances n personal efforts do play a role in making/marring one’s fate.
I dont listen much to ghazals, but I do remmbr one of Jaggu’s lyrics:
“jeene ke liye is duniya mein gham ki bhi zaroorat hoti hai”
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Comment by Asset 11.03.06 @ 1:47 pmi agree , there can be no rich without the poor , no happy without the unhappy , no “found” without the “lost”, no spring without the winter. these are inevitable, these are the truths … what makes us human is the fact that we learn to see the sadder aspect and work towards reducing it from the world. What is a mark of a man would be that he is trying to make the world a better place.. so what if he doesnt find sucess? atleast he’s tried.
Comment by arpz 11.04.06 @ 2:11 pmWhy do we expect someone else to pull us out of our problems?
Are we doing anything to help ourselves?
“Waiting with patient breadth for a pie of food to drop,”
It should be breath.
I am not an English Prof!
P.S.: Hope I am not coming out as a smart arse.Just trying to be provocative.LOL
Comment by Maverick 11.05.06 @ 4:37 am@ Maverick … u arent alone pal , believe on this pal .. rotfl @anshul :p
Comment by arpz 11.05.06 @ 2:25 pm@Maverick: Thanks first of all for correcting me.
I generally dont make such mistakes, but u know “Shit Happens”.
N if it was for provocation, I’m not taking the bait.
@Arpz: Good words on the first comment.
And for the second one: Just shut up! I know wht u r hinting at.
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Comment by Asset 11.06.06 @ 3:40 am@ anshul .. ** grins devilishly ** …mwahahahahahahahaha ( the evil laugh following the grin) =)) rotfl :p
Comment by arpana 11.06.06 @ 6:44 amPoignant composition. Hats off!
Comment by Suprabhat 11.08.06 @ 4:37 pmGood composition!!
But when i was reading this, i immediately remembered the recent news when the son of a rich businessman crushed seven people to death on a pavement in Bandra, Mumbai. You might hear a lots of such gruesome stories whch happen every now and then…but if we are not responsible enough…do we have the right to ask anything from HIM…any comments??
Comment by Charu 11.15.06 @ 12:44 pm@Charu: Thanks sis.
I agree tht such acts just go on to widen the bridge i talked about.
N i din suggest asking anything from HIM,i feel its we ppl only who hv 2 set the house in order.Nobody, not even HIM, will come to our rescue.
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hmmm , echo similar sentiments I see.
but I read this somewhere , it isnt an explanation to say the poor will remain so , but it definetly does say much about HIS handiwork. ( it isnt the verbatim , but the gist )
” I do not believe , HE is capable of doing only good. If he was , then there would be a bigger force than HIM , watching HIS every move and judging HIM. Then I would worship that bigger force , not GOD. God is he who can do everything , but chooses to do only certain things”
Comment by arpana 11.02.06 @ 1:36 pm