Slum Dog Poem by Aldo Kraas

Slum Dog



I am the slum dog
I live in the slum of india
And in the slum where I live is full of garbage
I have a outside house that is the toilet
One day I covered my body with shit
My mother was not impressed at all
She had to give me a bath
Because I was smelling real bad
But I thanked her for doing it
After all that is what mother's are for
I spend my days stealing car tires, the shoes that belongs to people, And the handbags that belongs to the ladies
Then I sell all the things that I stole
And get some cash to feed my family
But sometimes the cops comes running after me and try to catch me
But they never do
Because I can run faster than they can
After I get all the money together I bring it home to my mother so she Can buy food to feed us
Unfortunately we are very poor and don't have much to eat
Or to spare

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Pranab K Chakraborty 27 January 2011

Perhaps the poet has been influenced by a contemporary film based on Indian society. Poet has ironically high-lighted the disgusting and shameful shot of the film to show the outer world the poverty of India. The sensitive each and every Indian film-lovers have opposed that tenacity behind the displaying of poverty of a nation by that perverted way. Reality is one thing and making business is another. Business man always try to make their profit much. My simple asking is...why not the slam dog from Brazil or some other places, why the hero want to be an Indian slam dog! We believe the exploitation, the poverty, rape of human rights are same in Brazil, India, Nicaragua, Veneguella and other such states where farmers are also compelled to commit suicide by firing themselves. So why does the hero want to be an Indian slam dog? Talking is not always permissible but sometimes it needs to combat the evil forces. Regards, pranab

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Aldo Kraas

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Sao Paulo Brazil
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