Has The World Gone Blind? ? ? Poem by Urmila Reghunath

A new pacifier for the baby,
An anniversary gift for Sue.
I hope I won’t forget,
On such a tiring day….

Oh! There’s a toy shop!
It’s just across the road.
I’d better go there fast,
Before the signal goes.

Five steps onto the road,
A Blur of Red, a Bang…
I feel I’m on my bed,
But Oh Nooooo! I’m on the road!

Hey! Who put out the lights?
Oh, I’ve just closed my eyes...
I’m struggling with all my might,
But the darkness will never rise…..

I’m starting to feel the pain
I feel agony. I feel strange
There’s something wet on my face
My God! It is blood! !

HELP! ! ! I shouted
Screamed and cried...
But just then I realized,
I have lost my voice.

But where is the world? ?
HAVE THEY ALL GONE BLIND? ? ?
Don’t they have feelings?
Or have I already died?

NO! ’cause, I hear voices,
Shouts, Scuffles, Screams.
“Poor man”, said one
“Who did it? ” screamed another.

But none, not one
Came forward to help,
Why don’t they feel?
Don’t they know I’m alive?


Please….I begged,
I searched for an outstretched arm.
Help….I cried,
How could they do so much harm?

My baby, My wife,
My country, My world.
I wish them everything nice,
For I know I’m to die….

Slowly it’s all fading,
No more voices can I hear.
I have stopped breathing,
No more pain must I bear…

White! Everything’s bright,
I’m in heaven that’s all I can hope.
But the pain I have borne,
That’s what the world should know...