Talk with empathy to a widow
Whose life turmoil assails
As her mind stares at a window
Through which her ears spy wedding bells.
Talk with love to a street kid
Whose stomach groans with hunger
As his mind plants a surreal seed
That to him signifies his community cares no longer.
Talk with generosity to a retrenchee
Whose despair grows palpable
As his mind searches for a key
To open doors to a stamina stable.
Talk with care to a divorcee
Whose pristine picture poses cranky questions
As her mind swims in an uncertainty sea
To reject sardonic suggestions.
Talk with wisdom to a housewife
Whose husband hastens hysteria
As she pleads for cessation of strife
Alongside gender based violence at her cafeteria.
Talk with sympathy to a refugee
Whose life turns upside down
As he no longer listens to a Fugee
In his refugee camp far from his home town.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem