A Boy Of Ten

A voice that no one heard,
An unseen face,
He resides at the roadside,
An awful, dirty place.

He sleeps on the bed,
Of pebbles and stones,
Noise of vehicles passing by,
Comprise his lubally tones.

Every morning he begs,
People to people, door to door,
And evening he spends,
Near the sea shore.

He wishes to swim,
Across the blue sea,
But he knows he is caged,
In nailed cage of poverty.

No mother to love,
No father to care,
He walks on the road,
With his feet bare.

He struggles all alone,
For his every breath,
He is not alive,
He is living his death.

He is a boy of ten,
With no hope, no light,
He needs a home and family,
To make his life bright!!

Reviews

[armin]

You let me feel so emotional with this one. The rhymes are perfect ,very good flow.
I wish i could help him. I am very emotional when it comes to poor little kids, i usually provide a lot of stuff to the poors spending their lives at the roadside.
I wish to help more and more but one person can't bring the change at all, our governments must take a major strict action to banishing the poverty.

armin. ...

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

yeah that's true ... afterall... they're all also humans! they too deserve happiness and smiles...read moreyeah that's true ... afterall... they're all also humans! they too deserve happiness and smiles...
n thanks... m glad u liked it.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

very sincere approach...........
beautifully rhymed.......
isn't it sad that these boys of ten grow in number everyday..........and there is too little we could do for them......
i loved the poem!!!
:)

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

yeah it is... n we complaint for the little things of life even after having all the necessary comforts... and these boys... they have nothing in their lives and also...no one to complain for it...
thank you!! for checking it out and for you kind words...

[Pushkar Prabhat]

you have a very kind soul............you are welcome!!! :)

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

you too mate.
thank you.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

:) :) :)......................

[Devanshu Rajput]

I might say that this is a very an honest poem. An attempt to scintillate the darker side of our world. The poem reflects one of the ugliest irony of humanity. You have effectively showcased the side, which we often disdain.

I liked the rhyme scheme of ABCB. There is no standard meter. But, I liked the way, you have tried to keep it simple.

I many years ago had written a similar poem:-

www.writerscafe.org/writing/devanshu/1192992/

I dont need reviews upon it. I deliberately have switched off getting reviews upon it.

You have done a great job here. And, in a country like India, it is more important to write these sort of poetry, in order to wake people from their deep slumber.

Thanks, for sharing the excellent piece of poetry.

Devanshu

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

wow!! first of all.. thanks for spending time on reading and sharing ur thoughts on it.
secondly, m really glad that u liked it... n yeah.. india needs to face the truth about the darker side of it. n its just a small try towards it.
thank you!!

[Devanshu Rajput]

You are welcome, my dear. I like reading works by my Indian fellows.

Devanshu

[The Dark Knight]

U surprised me.. well done dear.. somthng new.. loved it.. n the way u portrayed the scene of tht poor boy...jst too gud.. now im 110% sure.. u r jst too gud..keep working.. n u will attain a place where u wnt to reach..

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

thanks a lot dear... ur words are just so encouraging...

[The Dark Knight]

I have to praise ur work because they r jst outstanding :) so dnt b thankful to me.. Thank ur skills :D

[The Dark Knight]

I have to praise ur work because they r jst outstanding :) so dnt b thankful to me.. Thank ur skills :D

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

bs bs!! ^_^ ur too sweet...

[The Dark Knight]

Im nt flattering those words r true.. if u keep those gud work gng.. u will surely find a better of u :D asu said in one of ur works :P

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

haha... I like it... ;) I hope I will... for sure...

[The Dark Knight]

Uk wht i loved the most in it..

Acros the blue sea,
But he knows he is caged

He is not alive,
He is living his death.

These are simple yet so effective..

[Amulya Bhardwaj]

thanks a lot yr... m glad that u liked it... really... m glad.

[The Dark Knight]

I told u no need of thnks... its ur work n skills tht forces me to read n love ur works..