H A R D S H I P....... Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

Life seemed to be
Almost unbearable,
Most of days hungry,
Clothes little to wear,
Torn to tidbits,
A shelter hard to come by,
Shivering in winter,
Wet in the rain,
In the hut with holes,
Hunger growling
In the empty stomach,
Work none to do,
If done paid paltry,
Not enough to quench thirst,
Or feed the hunger,
Children howling
In misery not known,
They led life at the brink
Of death they dreamt,
Stealing, theiving not known,
Yet seeming to be
Very requisite to their condition
But yet not good
At that art, they lived
A life of honesty,
Looked on by the almighty
Perhaps in despair
Unable yo provide
Even food let alone other stuff.

Ravikiran Arakkal