Everyday Poem-30 ode To Orangutans In Odisha's Forest Poem by Bharati Nayak

Mama! Mama!
Where have I come?
I can not recognize the trees or forest
There are four others like me in this distant land
I miss you and my friends
I miss the trees, flowers and fruits there
I am so afraid!
The unknown people(Are they called men?)
Snatched me from you
Oh Mama! You must be crying for me
The cruel men separated us
I do not know what fate lies for me
The other babies of my age are also crying
Oh! We are so afraid!
They put us in a box
We felt suffocated
How did we arrive here?
By air or river?
Mama! Mama! I am so afraid,
Can we meet ever?
@Bharati Nayak
13th September 2026