... a question or an answer!
the reason i came here, or the reason i want to leave?
it is the same old city that i visited during summer vacations, and probably the same old city for my parents too...
it is still madras (not chennai)
AND it is captured ‘still’…
Autorickshwkaaran
ReplyDeleteCruises the city
thinking all the time
about the high petrol prices
he has a family to feed at home
the passenger alights
after driving a hard bargain
he grumbles
when he isn’t tipped
he has a family to feed at home
an old mother
and three kids
and a wife
he hires the riskshaw daily
from a man who has a fleet
in his garage
at the end of the day
the autoriskshakaaran
having driven over hundreds of kilometers
is left staring at a handful of rupees
in his hand
That's a good one Giri!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you've repeated this line:
he has a family to feed at home
Impressed!
_kala