They Hardly Stand...... Poem by BASAB CHAUDHURI

I did learn how to walk -
Myself.
How many times did I fall down -
I do not remember.
I started walking -
walked many miles,
but my difficulty was to learn
how to stand -
Yes, how to stand.
I have seen people walking -
but hardly anyone stands,
stands against, stands up to.
As I walked, I learned:
those who stand
become statues -
here, there, everywhere.
Most people walk on,
they hardly stand,
and put a garland
on the statues.