Humanity Poem by Vattakkatt Premchand

Humanity

Rating: 4.8


Leaning on that graffiti riddled brick wall, she sat
Holding a cardboard with crudely written few words
I am a human; Are you?
Falling raindrops, smudged the edges
Making those letters, like crawling black spiders
Freezing cold wind blazed through her old rags
Biting her bones with its icy sharp fangs
Matted dirty hair locks, partly covering her sunken cheeks
Danced in the wind, like serpents on Medusa's crown
Her lusterless, hungry eyes searched for a gentle gaze
Pleading for their mercy for a copper or two.
Walking along, through that crowded foot path,
Many people of all colour, in their glamorous clothes
Quickly they walked with a determined stern face
As if, they are chasing own shadows, in competition
I see no faces turned towards that frail human
As if they left their humanity, securely locked it away
Humanity we hear; humanity we preach
Humanity we buy and humanity we sell
But showing humanity is never our turn.

Sunday, March 3, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: human condition
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kim Barney 03 March 2019

Wow! I like this! A great first poem to post here! Welcome to Poem Hunter and may you post many more!

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Thanks a lot phil. I really value your comments Prem

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Thank you very much for your comment. i really appreciate it

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LeeAnn Azzopardi 31 August 2023

Bravo my friend I really enjoyed this one

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Jazib Kamalvi 07 March 2019

Write comment. A good start, Vattakkatt. Read my poem, Love and Iust. Thanks

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Tom Maxwell 06 March 2019

Very good honest thoughts, today our population worry about A stray dog, more than A homeless person

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Julia Luber 05 March 2019

Compelling haunting imagery about what sounds like a homeless person holding up a sign all tattered.

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thank you very much Julia

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Prabir Gayen 04 March 2019

Humanity we hear; humanity we preach Humanity we buy and humanity we sell But showing humanity is never our turn....beautiful poem

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Thank you very much for your valuable comment.

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