Mumbai's Localtrain Poem by mamutty CHOLA

MUMBAI'S LOCALTRAIN

Whenever I happen to travel
In Mumbai's local train

I have observed life in action on plate forms
Among travellers are old , young and children

All eagerly await arrival of theirtrains
Plate form is confluence of humanity

Some wait for train arrival others forloved ones
There are some lost in thought sitting all alone

You observe transactions of various types among people
Some arebusy with their clients, some arelost in themselves

There are somesitting whiling away their times
When trains arrive all bogies arefully packed

It is fun to watch people trying to enterin to bogies
The struggles remind me of the greathuman urge to survive

Inside the bogies few are sitting, rest are standing even at theentrance
Despiteexteme congestionall are busy in their own worlds

Some on mobile, some on office politics, some on
stock exchangefluctuation and some lost in their worries

The sight of blind begging, hawkers selling their items
With theirinnovative selling and marketing strategies

Are fun to watch.Those lucky to get seats areoften seen dossing
Boys and girlsare seen busy in their own world least worried

You often seen youngstersindulging in stunts unmindful of risk to
Their lives and for their parentseagerly waiting for their safe returns

One aspect oftrain journey which touches heart is the care and concerns
Among fellow passengers for each other for helping saving from falling

While entering or getting down despite being rank strangers
Local train is great unifiers.Life comesto an stand still without Local train

Local train carries millions daily to their destinations to and fro
Mumbai local train is the cheapest modeoftransport in the world
Even Metro arrivalhas not dimmed the importance of local trains

Mumbai local train is the biggest gift to the citizens of Mumbai
We cannotimagine Mumbai without local train like slum of Mumbai! !