Poem on Migrant Workers
For recitation of this poem- Click here I'm in the state of turmoil, Midst of world crisis, economy spoilt. Walked bare foot with slippers trite, Escorting miles is not the only fight. I waved my hands to highlight nothingness, Died on the tracks, being called an act of carelessness. Huddled in a small room with twenty other migrants, My throat becomes dry out of fear of the tyrant. Am I one of the most vulnerable person on the globe, My warm breath suffocates, mind explodes. Is asking for existence a naive hope? Keeping distance in this crammed place, how to cope? Craving for basic existence like a famished dog, Suppressed by the privileged during sun, moon & fog. ~ Harshita Solanki