Masks Of A Cosmopolis

'Why city?', the child asked.

'Do we have nothing to do here? ' the teenager asked.

'Because the city is the best' father told.

' Our place has everything in the least' their mother told.

The parents send their child with full of hopes, 

The child went there with a mind full of holes,

Being unaware of the masks of a cosmopolitan,

Reaching there being totally oblivion.

Millions of people reside in this place 

Much more than his village home place, 

Constructed roads, tall building, and big house,

After espying, the boy was spellbound.

The city was harsh, the city was rude with him,

All that wanted was to leave this he'll by him.

His mind said there's nothing better than his village

But his heart reflected his parent's image.

The boy worked day and night, 

To be his father's one and only pride.

He managed to get a job for himself 

With which he built home by himself. 

He explored the city in his leisure time,

And noticed various differences across the line. 

One part of it showed him wealthiness, 

And other part of it was totally penniless. 

The dawn possessed the hustling and bustling of the city,

The dusk possessed the mode of obscurity.  

But the eve was comparatively graceful, 

Better than the two which was awful.

Here weary day turns into dismal night

Which proves the city never sleeps, is absolutely right.

Both legal and illegal activities go hand in hand,

All are busy taking care of their own land.

The city is not as plain as his village 

Where he had untold experiences at this age.

Some good, some better and some at its worst.

But he got to know, ' This is the way how the world works '.

There are countless faces of a city,  

Which one couldn't recognize residing in a villy, 

Humanity was there but in its limited edition.

Actually, all are self-occupied, busy with their ambition.

Here justice favours the moneyed people, 

Lesser chances of improvement for the poor people.

The city's lesson to him: how to be self-centered and self-seeking, 

And how to make your own living.

But his parent's principles guided through all the paths of his life,

Living life and spreading happiness should be the motto of everyone's life.

To abide in a different way is what he aspires,

And to change the mindset of people

Regarding the masks of a cosmopolis, before he expires.