That was a day
when moments were graceful
amongst the blue skies
the kids were playful
some ran,some had fun
some threw the ball up
with hopes climbing up
But there was one amongst those
who was sitting on a bench alone
with shining eyes and dark hair
watching as the kids played in despair
My eyes ran on him
the innocence of his face
The brightness of his eyes
shining with grace
He was calm
unlike the others
smiling at them
as if they were brothers
But i knew there is a hole
deep beneath his heart
where there is emptiness
of the kind of a mart.
I walked there to him
and sat besides his shoulder
seeing the child in him
eager to haunt the others
I coaxed “you join the crowd”
and asked him his name
wen his head turned towards mine
and he replied “Sir!! I am lame”
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Nisha Ramchandani is a software engineer from Hewlett Packard. Writing, not her passion though is imbibed in her creativity. Her poems certainly leave behind an indelible positive effect on the readers.
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