History is our destiny
You are my hero
Who talks of
Democracy
Education for all
Free trade
And health for all
Here I am
A fourteen-year old
with a gun in my hand
Starving in Somalia
Fighting in Syria
Sister just sold
Parent killed
Farm burnt
Home torn apart
You have a pedigree
You are well dressed
Well fed
Epitome of human endeavor
Alas,
I am just an energy
My DNA sequence
Can touch the sun
Atoms in my body
Have journeyed a lot
In fact
You and I
Resemble a lot
But
You make choices
And I tremble a lot.
Shashi Mahajan
