Am I human?
Often in others,solace I find.
Especially when their sufferings,
Seem larger than mine.
I know, it is a selfish thought,
But I live for myself,
More often than not.
Even if I do give charity,
Its becasue it makes me feel happy.
That sense of satisfaction inside,
Derived from mitigating suffering outside.
Sometimes I feel I own,
A heart made of stone.
I can eat and sleep at peace,
unperturbed by others miseries.
Am I human? I often wonder,
A 'living corpse', fits the description better.
Hundreds I watch, rot and die,
Everyday in front of my eyes.
No lump chokes my throat,
No beat skips my heart.
No fear grips my mind,
No chill runs down my spine.
My blood does not boil,
My feet do not move,
All I can do, is just
Sit and watch and sometimes brood.
But my job is not,
To save the world.
I cant stop the fightings, nor the killings.
I seem to have gone numb in my feelings.
And all I do is just show people what's happening.
Humans are beasts,
and so am I....
Just one among them,
Breathing to live, Waiting to die.
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It is important to be working, to be doing good work. But more important is reflecting.
Swetha it is a great virtue to have. To be able to look within yourself in search of answers. Whether you get them or not, you end up a better human. Very well worded. Touched a cord!
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Beautifully composed lines ,giving true insight of the society where sometimes we become so selfish that we forget about the sufferings of other person and that,he is also human..............
Expressing such emotions in words is a difficult task ,which has been fantastically done by Shweta ...Reply
It is so true Bala....and there is another thing that we are also wittness to and cannot do anything about...the fact that the very media we work in chooses to wilfully ignore the plight of millions and give priority to other things which will suit our 'target audience' better....we do one poverty related story in 3 months and satisfy ourselves that we have done our bit...there is a nice line which came in a DNA ad over here, which completely paraphrases my sentiments... "The sensex crosses 15,000 points...will 230 million Indians cross the below poverty line?" ...Reply
Very well written Swetha. Though I do not cover beats where I would face such circumstances often, I perfectly understand what one would go through. ...Reply
Hey, beautifully written, i understand what u feel but, its not that bad after all. Point is to have a positive attitude and a belief in your individual self. A belief that when the time comes you will be there to make that change. If i knw u, then u will :) cheers ...Reply
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