As the speeding train passed by
There was a sharp shrill cry
Followed by a morbid silence
A young man was found
His head facing the ground
With a bleeding eye and a fractured nose
Broken spectacles and torn clothes
A pathetic sight he was
Fellow passengers merely walked by
Leaving him alone perhaps to die
People passed around him
As if they did not see him
Focusing instead on a fallen tree
Sadly, his condition did not inspire them
Basic human kindness did not stir them
To lend a helping hand to the injured man
Hope came in from an unexpected quarter
A young shoe shine boy seeing him
Let out a loud cry and rushed to a call box
With the speed of a wily little fox
And soon there was an ambulance hooting
With a medical team to the rescue
The young man missed a date with fate
Thanks to a kind hearted shoe shine boy
the small boy had a heart of gold...people are scared to get involved...i too have done it in minor incidents...but in every such incident ther would be a god sent to help...lovely poem
A very true to life poem, sadly it..s a common human quality to avoid such situations..Thanks to that little boy, a saving angel for that young man :) And thanks to you for sharing this poem. Best wishes. A.
It is only the starving who feed the hungry, It is only the pained who console the paining and strive to relieve them, It is only the poor and suffering who understand the suffering of the wayfarers since they feel they are one among the multitude as they are living in the open space under sky, ............very good theme and touching. Many a life we miss, he may even be a multi millionaire or an exceptional genius because of this trick of fate.
good work...inspirational poem with a good message through the narration of a sad event...thanks...10
what a touching story/poem. Life can sometimes have us so wrapped up, we cant see beyond ourselves. Thank God for people like the shoe shine boy. Thank you for sharing :)
I absolutly loved it! People should respect eachother more because its not just about them. Its about everyone. AMAZING job!
We get help from the least expected quarters. Its time to treat those people as equals, maybe they deserve more, cause they have a heart of Gold; and the others may be just.... Thanks for observing and enlightening us......
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Fabulous poetic story for a kind hearted shoe shine boy...10+++++