Circus In My Backyard Poem by Syed Ahmed Shah

There is a circus running
In the backyard...

Agile acrobats
Swinging from branches
Keeping spectators on toes...
Whole family of
Fathers
Mothers
Brothers
Sisters
Children
Babies
And more..

Lunch break...

'The succulent guava,
Jackfruit, mango,
Banana, pumpkin
Are ours for the asking
So are the vegetables
Turnips, cabbage, reddish
Uprooted from the soil
The fruit of human toil
More the merrier
We eat as much as we can
The rest we just destroy'

'This is the circus,
Ladies and gentleman,
Our ancestral domain,
So, we rule with absolute disdain
Of you, our rich cousin.
You have had your share of fun
Now let us have ours'

Oh, sweet, sweet revenge...!