He had a springy walk in his step that day
He had that rare glow in his eyes,
His mind was wandering all over the place
From New clothes to Apple Pies.
He had his whole day planned,
With his wife and his 3 year old kid,
They would go out and dine in a nice eatery
His excitement could not be hid.
That day they lived a life of excess,
They partied and sang new songs,
That day was meant to be a day of happiness
A day when they right all the wrongs.
As the day ended the 3 year old stood in front of a man selling toys,
The mother was not too keen for him to have any,
But one should've seen the sparkle in his eyes.
The father had a small prayer on his lips
Oh God I hope he chooses what is cheap,
He chose a simple plastic toy,
His father took a sigh of relief.
The man in question was a simple labourer
And today was the day he got paid,
He took his family out in less than 10 dollars
Because there wasn't much he monthly made.
What captured my attention were those 30 seconds
When the kid had to make a choice,
That moment was equal to decades for the labourer
As if time stopped till his eyes turned moist.
Imagine the predicament of a helpless father
Whose troubles had already began,
He somehow finds a way to avoid his tears
Because he is Ultimately a Man
Humanity in those 30 secs
died atleast a thousand times,
We failed that father miserably
It is our ugliest of crimes.
That man that day slept on a peaceful bed
And returned to work another day
In the same old world that makes him cry
Everytime he has something to say.
The cycle goes on and Nothing changes
The world is a broken place,
We all put a mask of happiness
With sadness on our hopeless face.
Why dont we teach in Schools & Colleges
the way to be happy and rich,
Why dont we try to eradicate poverty, which is nothing but life's big glitch.
I will never forget that spring in his step,
The way he looked up to the skies
I will never forget that dusty face with nothing but PRIDE IN HIS EYES
He had that rare glow in his eyes,
His mind was wandering all over the place
From New clothes to Apple Pies.
He had his whole day planned,
With his wife and his 3 year old kid,
They would go out and dine in a nice eatery
His excitement could not be hid.
That day they lived a life of excess,
They partied and sang new songs,
That day was meant to be a day of happiness
A day when they right all the wrongs.
As the day ended the 3 year old stood in front of a man selling toys,
The mother was not too keen for him to have any,
But one should've seen the sparkle in his eyes.
The father had a small prayer on his lips
Oh God I hope he chooses what is cheap,
He chose a simple plastic toy,
His father took a sigh of relief.
The man in question was a simple labourer
And today was the day he got paid,
He took his family out in less than 10 dollars
Because there wasn't much he monthly made.
What captured my attention were those 30 seconds
When the kid had to make a choice,
That moment was equal to decades for the labourer
As if time stopped till his eyes turned moist.
Imagine the predicament of a helpless father
Whose troubles had already began,
He somehow finds a way to avoid his tears
Because he is Ultimately a Man
Humanity in those 30 secs
died atleast a thousand times,
We failed that father miserably
It is our ugliest of crimes.
That man that day slept on a peaceful bed
And returned to work another day
In the same old world that makes him cry
Everytime he has something to say.
The cycle goes on and Nothing changes
The world is a broken place,
We all put a mask of happiness
With sadness on our hopeless face.
Why dont we teach in Schools & Colleges
the way to be happy and rich,
Why dont we try to eradicate poverty, which is nothing but life's big glitch.
I will never forget that spring in his step,
The way he looked up to the skies
I will never forget that dusty face with nothing but PRIDE IN HIS EYES
