The Unbridgeable Gap of Fate

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The Leper Lady Of Bandra Boran Road


Now she too
has disappeared
from the begging scene
maria the leper lady
remains unseen
the tragedy of life
on the streets
wet soggy
muddy unclean
shooting beggars
showing you
humanity
their lives
i dont humiliate
insult or demean
i want to ask
you why she
sitting here
will die a pauper
while the politician
who began
his career
in a few years earns
100 crores
is an anomaly
of life i
find obscene
why such
a gap between
but in india
this is a thought
routine
you can only
make it big
if you are
either a politician
or a blood touting
cricketer or
a heart throb
on the silver screen
you inherit
the money making
machine


To Glenn Losack