Black and White

by Binu Tharakan - Taurus

Years ago, when I was a young schoolboy
In my black and white school uniform clothes
In the nearby school, beside the old Shiva temple
Few blocks away from my old village home

I always saw you near the big garbage can
Where we threw our leftover lunch
You always fought for your food
With those ugly birds, cats and those dogs

Today, after all these years in my life
You recognized me without doubt
When I stood behind you for my food
Among the hundreds of other inmates of all kind

To me, you and me looked alike and the same
Among the many convicts and the innocents here
Uncertain of our future, imprisoned by our pasts
In our white cotton-ware with a black lining on it

Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2005-12-03 00:15:38
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:56
Poem ID: 71097

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