Chasm Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Chasm

In our lives, you, and I
Differ by two letters,
You are T and I am W.

We are the examples,
Of comments of Davood,
My Jewish companion,
We climbed a mountain.

Between us a chasm,
You and I look the same,
But vary, are very different.

You have chairs,
In some U, colleges,
I live poor as a tenant.

For my food, clothing,
I need and am working,
Every day, every night.

I mingle with the people,
Travel here and there,
Touch their lives,
And observe…

You may read, if ever,
Only talk and converse,
Transfer what you guess,
Mostly the junk you hear,
Baseless, from an outsider!

To enter I risk the fire,
By land, sea, also air,
Meeting varied people,
Stay and dine with them,
In their shanties, trenches.

You, at home, rest, speak,
The chasm between us,
Is your ‘Talk! ' to my ‘Walk.'