I too have dreams that are deep..

We feel indignant when we can't afford for luxuries, there are beings that are fighting for their basic needs. In the voice of a Child Worker..

I too wanna learn & write a letter to my mama in heaven!

Meet me, I' m a working creature at the age of seven!

Look into my eyes, you'll find dreams that are too deep,

Though I'm never let to have a hearty sleep!

 

I want to draw and color my dreamy abode,

I want to enjoy like those guys in that play ground,

I want to wear clean white dress and go around,

I want to know why stars shine and the moon is round!

 

I want to know how it is to grip a pen tight,

I'm just fed up of carrying loads that are heavier than my weight!

I want to wear a shoe that covers my complete anklet,

Ah..those bruises there have given me enough hurt!

 

I want to talk as refined as the chap i saw in that play,

I want to carry lunch box and share with all friends on my way!

I want to earn a handful money someday,

No no..I can't digest that stale food as my day's pay!

I want to know how it feels to slap that heartless man in the   shade,

Who just bribed my dad and involved me in this tedious trade!

 

I want my papa to stop drinking that dirty filth,

I want to teach him that it's a villian to his health,

I wish I could be a doctor some day,

To rescue someone like my mama without any pay!

Reviews

[Roshan Nair]

Brilliance drips through this entire piece, I could lucidly see the character speaking these words and living his reality as I kept reading. An all too sad but real scenario in our world. Great work deepika. Loved it :)

[Deepika]

Thanks a lot for your valuable time Roshan :)

[Jamestown]

Great piece, and these are all wonderful wants, I pray that you will accomplish
them,thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Deepika]

Thank you:) just tried portraying the feelings of a child that 's pushed into work when its time to enjoy..

[CA Anurag Sharma]

wonderful poem.... i wish everyone reads this one.... good one really....

[Deepika]

Thanks a ton Anurag :)

[Raja Anjana Kothapalli]

Depriving a child of basic education and exposing them to manual labour is barbaric. This poem is a very heart-touching and thought-provoking write, Deepika! Very well done!

Thanks for sharing!☺

-Anjana

[Deepika]

Thank you so much Anjana :)