Excuse me sir, will you please listen to me
I've been hungry for too long
And all I've wanted is nothing more than to belong
Belong to all those others walking past me
Thier eyes averted
Longing looks untouched
And those who look back pity me but wont respond...
For my hunger doesnt seem real to you
It wont
You have seen so many being fooled, so many wronged
I don't blame you sir
Do go on your journey
But try and see if you could help us
We couldn't grow up like you sir
Thats where we went wrong
We haven't had a choice sir
No one ever gave it to us
But now we are trying
Will you help us sir??
Will you just work a little more sir
We won't need your money
Just a morsel of food
Just the satisfaction that this one night
We won't feel that pain so deep within us.
Will you help us maam?
You look really pretty with those beautiful earrings
Each droplet reminds me of amma's tears
For every single time my baby sister cries out of hunger
She doesnt know it yet you know
She will learn
But I wish I could change that
Will you help us...??
I've been hungry for too long
And all I've wanted is nothing more than to belong
Belong to all those others walking past me
Thier eyes averted
Longing looks untouched
And those who look back pity me but wont respond...
For my hunger doesnt seem real to you
It wont
You have seen so many being fooled, so many wronged
I don't blame you sir
Do go on your journey
But try and see if you could help us
We couldn't grow up like you sir
Thats where we went wrong
We haven't had a choice sir
No one ever gave it to us
But now we are trying
Will you help us sir??
Will you just work a little more sir
We won't need your money
Just a morsel of food
Just the satisfaction that this one night
We won't feel that pain so deep within us.
Will you help us maam?
You look really pretty with those beautiful earrings
Each droplet reminds me of amma's tears
For every single time my baby sister cries out of hunger
She doesnt know it yet you know
She will learn
But I wish I could change that
Will you help us...??
(It's not so easy I know...for all those low lives who've made us turn a blind eye to the true sufferers....well all I can say is carry some food in your car whenever you go out...something they can consume directly..something that won't be handed over to all those who make money out of our countries straving future...
...and then there is Akshaya Patra
Details of how the work is done to prepare food for 1,253,266 children, please visit:
http://www.akshayapatra.org/
For donations go to:
http://www.akshayapatra.org/individual-donors )
21 comments:
amazing, the way you put it forward!
thnx :)
wow...
that is the big problem...who is true in need and who is not...everyday while traveling i see those women with babies...but they all have the same modus operandi show the kid crying...make a sad face...and u get money and just when the traffic signal goes green...they walk back with a wicked smile...so how to find the real needy ones..and then just giving a morsel of food...is that enough? Will that solve the issue at large?
well pras...if we ...each one of us...does our part..and hand food for them...one meal for them...we wud do our job...and yes it would help...for those working to make this into a business won't be able to do much with the food we hand over...that's not gonna help those who make money in this area...for food wud b useless to them....am not saying it would eradicate it..but it would be a big start...
very touching.
I dont know what to say! hope more and more people come forward to help these innocents.
Defiant Princess
http://khanvibes.blogspot.com/
very touchy presentation,
amazing pictures.
very touching and writing for such a noble cause is huge.great!
I dont have words to express...heartfelt
as if those innocent kids were actually talking...to its reader
truly touching words for a noble cause...
wow! that is so true... i mean, nowadays we definitely ignore these pleas even if they're sincere for fear that we may just fall into their traps... tsk the society of today!
Truly Felt and written!
Stephen oh Stephen
This ,your therapist will get a chuckle out of all I copied ,ha ha
You Keep on pushing that mind of yours
one day sweetie ,you will be rich and famous ,you will be remembered !!
just think sweetie ,you be able to afford ,your new love ,without mommy ,supporting you both ,
Or just maybe ,your mommy could high your new love as her new maid ,and she will fit right in with all that are care takers of her yard
you little devil you ,this fame in creation is so rewarding and touching ,How you spend wasting Time to create such Rewarding Fame for me ,Wow!! you are amazing man ,now writing a novel ,how do you find the time
have a nice life aaron,anwii,awniii40,Rob,calkid,oh silly me ,I forget ,you have many user names and male or female ,just so convincing ,you make all look like pretty little Idiots
isn't life perfect ,I think so
today is great ,you look so stupid aaron ,as you just don't hold the facts about nothing smiling
Get a Divorce sheeshh
sad, powerful write.
Those do deserve our attention.
blessings.
came back for thursday poets rally and it hit hard this time as well. good write up.
wow! powerful write!
This is so true.
Lovely written
Thanks for sharing.
You inspired me in reading this. You seem like a very sweet and compassionate person =)
Insightful poem. Too often we just walk quickly away, no time to listen or care. Thank you for this poem.
It reminds me of one of those Catholic Charities commercials. I mean that positively. Good work.
A wonderful tribute to charity work. You're right about the food. If it's what someone truly wants, they'll be glad to take it. Thank you for writing for cause you believe in.
wow!! that was a brilliantly powerful post!
*really*
So true. So sad. Thanks Aashi for bringing the plight of beggars to the fore of our minds.
BTW, thanks for visiting my blog.
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