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White A LOOK AT LIFE-125 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

White A LOOK AT LIFE-125
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

    HOW CAN I FORGET?

How can I forget 
the sweat of the poorest of the poor
that has gone into my making?

How can I forget
I am brought up on the taxpayer's contribution
And the resources of the country?

How can I forget 
The system that groomed me and
Stood by me at the time of my need?

How can I forget
The air, water and sunlight 
That nourished me?

How can I forget
The summer shower, smell of the moist earth 
That drenched me?

How can I forget 
The love, commitment and dedication of others
That kept me alive?

How can I forget
The language of empathy and reciprocation 
That taught me the lessons of life?

How can I forget
My parents, siblings, friends and teachers
For whom I am what I am?

How can I forget 
My employer, boss and colleagues 
With whom I have spent quality time of life?

How can I forget 
My love, kids and family
Who  have made my life sheer poetry?

How can I forget
The environment and ecosystem 
That sustained my existence?

How can I forget my country,
My mother who has  given me an identity 
And purpose to live?

Is it not my duty
To listen to her voice 
When she calls me and cries in silence?

If it is not the time to reciprocate
When they need me to
Then when? after everything is over.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty

©Smruti Ranjan Mohanty
  #wallpaper A LOOK AT LIFE-125
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

    HOW CAN I FORGET?

How can I forget 
the sweat of the poorest of the poor
that has gone into my making?

#wallpaper A LOOK AT LIFE-125 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY HOW CAN I FORGET? How can I forget the sweat of the poorest of the poor that has gone into my making? #Poetry

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