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A Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya

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Why spurn their appeal hidden in,<br />

Misery-laden eyes?<br />

But noble deeds and tasks humanitarian,<br />

Lie not in their destiny.<br />

Your <strong>of</strong>ficers …..incapable <strong>of</strong> compassion.<br />

Spent is their whole life in<br />

Unholy deeds, pandering the base desires,<br />

Of those enthroned,<br />

Filling their c<strong>of</strong>fers and<br />

Collecting the leftovers<br />

To stow away somewhere<br />

A life time spent in banqueting and revelry<br />

Contemplate on,<br />

The incongruity <strong>of</strong> my compassion<br />

Tigers and children <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Forest and slums.<br />

Compelled by the habit <strong>of</strong> pelting stones,<br />

From which,<br />

Fly <strong>of</strong>f burning sparks <strong>of</strong> fire,<br />

Exhorting the wise.<br />

I’ll continue pelting them<br />

My lord!<br />

Prompted by your great enthusiasm<br />

And genuine concern for tigers<br />

The agonized cry <strong>of</strong> these children<br />

Starts echoing within me.<br />

And I think,<br />

Not the least unconstitutional will it be,<br />

To invite your gracious presence<br />

To this slowly pining region <strong>of</strong> Abhujmand<br />

Tied to the wheels <strong>of</strong> poverty.<br />

January-March 2012 :: 149

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