FERVENTLY
Look at
glass towers, skyscrapers,
Kissing sky eyes lost in
clouds,
Touching seemingly the
rooftops,
Towering the sock sat quietly,
Air-cooled the parlor and
conserved myself,
Kept secret that belongs to the
world,
Existing my life and world
diametric,
Opposite villages surround
greens,
Awestruck b now the glittering
world,
Asphalt streets moving cars
strike,
Looking through glass windows,
Jaws open, staring eyes the
noise,
An obscure township has grown,
Phenomenal growth short time,
Countless crowds milling and
busy,
Sat for an hour and checked the
address,
Found the house meant to visit,
Hired a taxi shown address to
him,
Near high rise building with a
compound,
Reached the place to meet my
friend,
Service holder in the city and settled,
Family with two sons and a
daughter,
His wife was educated in
service too,
The attires gait demeanor is
suave,
Polished the crisp interactions
politely,
Could know surprised I sense,
The best friend of my
childhood,
Schoolmate completed till graduation,
Together our youth interlinked,
He grew up in a rural landscape
with rustic,
Simple and hardworking belief
in life,
But it was absent the eyes
differ,
Sensed I was meeting strangers,
Time changed, and changed the
town,
Changing livelihood lifestyle
and many,
That strikes me suddenly get
uneasy,
Polite, yet eyes were speaking
unwelcome,
Sadness gripped me
unexpectedly,
Never could know people are
different,
Looked at a child offered tea,
Later clarified her as a
domestic servant,
Bright eyes, shiny black hair,
The sweet round face of the
girl rural,
Illiterate washing dishes
sweeping the floor,
Sleeping on the floor with a
pet dog,
I was informed that she was an
orphan,
I requested my friend for the
girl,
Agreed to adopt and give
education,
Dissatisfied and vexed kept
hiding his anger,
He informed and bought at a
high price,
I could know he bought this
child,
I gave the cheque with that
money,
Returned home with the child,
Registered as my daughter,
How happy my children
befriended,
She attends the school in
uniform,
Her smiles, the dimple, shiny
hair threaded,
My wife, I caught her tears she
was hiding,
She reclined on my shoulder and
thanked me,
Loved fervently, a
compassionate heart.
Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Title of Poem: Fervently
Themes: Fervently honor
deprived
Written: 13th July 2023,
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