Saved! ! Poem by Sandra Martyres
Saved! !
As the speeding train passed by
There was a sharp shrill cry
Followed by a morbid silence
A young man was found
His head facing the ground
With a bleeding eye and a fractured nose
Broken spectacles and torn clothes
A pathetic sight he was
Fellow passengers merely walked by
Leaving him alone perhaps to die
People passed around him
As if they did not see him
Focusing instead on a fallen tree
Sadly, his condition did not inspire them
Basic human kindness did not stir them
To lend a helping hand to the injured man
Hope came in from an unexpected quarter
A young shoe shine boy seeing him
Let out a loud cry and rushed to a call box
With the speed of a wily little fox
And soon there was an ambulance hooting
With a medical team to the rescue
The young man missed a date with fate
Thanks to a kind hearted shoe shine boy
Nicely expressed a poetic story, how the shoe shine boy saved...
A very well told and interesting story in poetic form, Sandra. You conveyed a lot of the details and specifics of this unfortunate accident quite well. It was sad to see that life in India and our New York City have their similar aspects in that people are too much in a hurry to stop and aid an injured person. A very effective poem, Sandra. Carl.
The hand that keeps giving....wonderful written piece that explores a global situation.....expressed with depth and understanding 10++
Sandra...mans inhumanity to man richly displayed.. good write 10 regards Alf
good work...inspirational poem with a good message through the narration of a sad event...thanks...10
what a touching story/poem. Life can sometimes have us so wrapped up, we cant see beyond ourselves. Thank God for people like the shoe shine boy. Thank you for sharing :)
I absolutly loved it! People should respect eachother more because its not just about them. Its about everyone. AMAZING job!
We get help from the least expected quarters. Its time to treat those people as equals, maybe they deserve more, cause they have a heart of Gold; and the others may be just.... Thanks for observing and enlightening us......
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/8/2025 1:28:53 AM # 1.0.0
What a beautiful story! Just what I needed to brighten my day. Your shoe shine boy is not only the subject of your poem, he is a poem.10/10/ Love, Sandra