A homeless person stationed gloriously at that crossing I
have so much spite for, fiddles diligently with his lungi, specially cautious
of the loose folds that could slip. Does he think the world has any care for
his underbody, or the fact that he isn’t wearing any underwear? I wonder.
I don’t like wearing underwear either, I high-five him on
that in my head.
All cloth tucked, he looks ahead as he picks up his jhola
ready to leave the spot. What does he look forward to? I wonder.
Endless unwitnessed wander, unless someone stumbles upon him
one fluky night…
His life,
One terrain after the next, weather after weather, with
nowhere to return to,
A one way trip.
New facing, trying to similarize them with those he has seen
in the past, but nothing is none for sure.
Known to none, just him, his dignity, and a sack that has
contained only wraps and light air for as long as it has belonged to the homeless
man.
Even the sack has enjoyed belonging, doesn’t this dude miss
it? I wonder.
Same skin, same smell, I bet he knows the smell of himself very
well. He has got keep with himself the stories, not all, just the few stories
he has been close to, for he has no illusions of homage to leave them with.
I am still wondering all this, when my rickshaw jerks to a
start opening me up to so much sound and dull light that floods my plane of
self before I can save any.
Just like that, I am washed aside. I can see all my stuff
flowing away at a distance, going farther and farther away.
The homeless man. Still has his skin, his smell.
2 comments:
For the homeless man even a roof over his head would qualify for being a luxury he can't afford. The sack he tugs along is nothing short of a backpack for him. Simple folks simple strokes.Nicely put.
I apologize for the typos... i ll correct them whenever I am not too lazy.
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