Can you explain me the differe
Can you explain me the differe
At the cross-road, I live on a torn bedsheet
Along with my dirty little kids
One helping with my work, another one, two years old
And the third one in my lap
Covered partially from the scorching sun
By the dupatta that falls on one side of my head
Selling balloons and toys all through the day
Running behind those expensive cars to get a good sum to buy their share of cheap toffees
To feed my clan, simultaneously on the makeshift Chulha
Along with hot rotis, I prepare garlic chutney
Some of you show mercy and grant me an extra penny
And some just shove off my children as if they were some filthy dirty puppies
Trying to spoil the shine of your car
But for sure I can feel
The disgust in your eyes as they turn towards me
Whenever I try to feed my hungry little-baby
You mimic me as if I'm doing something unladylike
And portray me as a woman
Scuzzy, disreputable, and hateful
And sometimes even go on to pass on
Comments weird about my body
Some even go to the extent of saying
That I indirectly sell nudity
Whereas many of you almost every day
Show off more than half of your body
Isn't my child's hunger comparable to yours?
Or is breastfeeding something you are not accustomed to
Can't you realise
That I too am a mother just like you
And my breast too is similar to yours.