Labour chowk

Incessant chatter
Impatient gestures
Anxious glances
And a pall of gloom

What’s in store today?
Jobs for the lucky
Emptiness for others
One more day of despair

Such days are often now
They call it recession
For us, it’s depression
No escape from there

In this labour chowk*
Painful is this wait
Uncertainty is certain
And a pall of gloom

* A place where labourers (mostly construction workers) gather daily to get jobs. Contractors recruit people from these places on a daily basis.

True blue to green

Green was the colour
'Go Green' was the motto
Motto remained in papers
And everything turned blue

Sky is blue; So is the earth
Green meadows became blue
Grass is bluer on the other side
Have to look for bluer pastures

Had we been true blue
To the motto ‘Go Green’
Than shouting it on and on
Green would’ve stayed green

Walking away

Walking along the footpath
Careful to not step over
The filth and dirty puddle
I met her gaze

Seeing the pain in her eyes
That bores into my heart
And tugs at the touchy spots
I turn my head away

Rushing off to do some social work
Do I have time for her?
Hiding behind my responsibility
I quicken my pace

Thinking of my limitations
That compel me to close my eyes
That force me to ignore her pain
I push on to my destination

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Miss this moment

Rustling leaves
Murmur of impatience
Breeze left in haste
More leaves to rustle

Amber colour
No slowing down
Move fast and quick
More miles to cover

Push and shove
Jump the queue
Reach the temple first
More demands to make

Mad rush every day
Who gains and what?
Miss this moment, and
Crave for the future ones