Sharjah - The Ever-Flourishing City Poem by Bernedita Rosinha Pinto

Sharjah chasing development
development chasing Sharjah.

Labourers chasing jobs
jobs chasing labourers.

Work-force chasing salaries
salaries chasing workforce.

Subsistence chasing stability
stability chasing subsistence.

House chores chasing housemaids
housemaids chasing house chores.

Sustenance chasing providence
providence chasing sustenance.

Teachers chasing school jobs
school jobs chasing Teachers.

Children chasing education
education chasing children.

Families chasing happiness
happiness chasing families.

Millionaires chasing freehold apartments
Freehold apartments chasing millionaires.

Men chasing success
success chasing men.

Camels chasing Oasis
Oasis chasing camels.

Brotherhood chasing kindness
kindness chasing brotherhood.

Prayer-call chasing worshipers
worshipers chasing prayer-call.

Dreams chasing realities
realities chasing dreams.