My Friend Mario Poem by TAMIZ LUDI

Tamiz Uddin Ludi

My new friend Mario is not thinking about the past
Not to mention the future
He says, this moment, this moment is precious.
He is a small encyclopedia
His memory is remarkable
Which has collapsed a lot of me
He says, ‘Look, did Einstein, who repeatedly failed in his job, think he would one day win the Nobel'?

So this moment is present
It can take you to an unknown future.
Even if I disagree, I will not say
He emphasizes his every utterance so much
It sounds like a hypnosis.

With fishing boats and fishing rods
On weekends he goes fishing in the sea
Because he has no match for the joy of playing with water and fish
He does not want to give up the fascination of this amazing sight when the sun is moving on the blue water and the white belly of the fish is sparkling.

Mario has heard of the ‘Civil Rights Movement', not seen it
Yet he believes in human equality Anti-apartheid
He became overwhelmed with compassion for the people.

Sometimes adults become more children
As if an eternal child is always running inside him.