On The Road To Agra Poem by Douglas McClarty

Was on the way to Agra
On this road I sat amazed
So many animals on this busy route
A Zoo materialising in the haze
There were camel trains
Herds of goats, Elephants
and packs of dogs
The lorries, cars, trucks
just moved with them
in the stench, heat and smog
So many sacred cows wandering
mixing with the human crowds
Water carriers line the route
dressed in sack cloth shrouds.
When I step out to stretch
my hot aching joints, I realise
I am the attraction in this zoo
So many bodies push and shove
To get a glimpse of me
All is normal on the road to Agra
But for this new exhibit at this zoo
Hands reach out to take
They have nothing to give
Unless for the lucky few.
I, m on the road to Agra
I've seen life in the raw
I know I will relive the memories
Of everything I saw.