He must be 6 years old, tanned and untidy. Snot dripping down his scratched nose, shirt half buttoned and a pair of shorts he’s most probably been in since he was 4. I’ve seen him many times, zipping around on his little bicycle with his younger sister on the top tube. It has no brakes, he rides barefoot, but he likes to go fast. Its a treat I tell you, to watch his patchy face crack into this huge grin, his sister squealing with delight and fear, shouting “Anna! Anna!” every time a pedestrian chances upon their wayward trail. But the brave young boy fearlessly plants his little foot on the cement road, the rear wheel softly hops off the ground. The little girl holds on to the handlebars for dear life, wide eyed and open mouthed. And as he pulls of the perfect stop, he lets out this chuckle, drops his bike and runs after his sobbing sister who is now halfway to their mother.
Every weekend, when I head to the Mallu bakery for a quick breakfast, he tails me. I don’t know how he remembers me, but I know he does, just like I remember him. He tugs on my shirt and says “Anna one rupee please, only one rupee.” I’ve always marveled at his diction. Sometimes his sentence includes the word chocolate. Sometimes he stretches his hand out. Always, I refuse. I wish I knew why, I wish he’d understand. I wish I hadn’t bought him candy once. I wish I could help him jump over that cliff of poverty and into an ocean of prosperity, an emancipating pied piper.
But most of all, I wish he’d grow up to read this. And may that chuckle never fade.
Dude… wonderfully written… I’m literally welling up… Nice one.
Thanks!
nice one man… so there’s a warm tongue within the stony machismo after all…
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@KC: Stony machismo? Unintentional weed pun I believe
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I loved it…I really really did..
definitely touched me
I arrived here through a link put up on Facebook. This is as touching as simplicity can ever get. Hats off to you for writing this wonderful post.
When one sees children in the crutches of poverty, one always wishes to do something about it .. the hope that a magic wand will drive away their suffering and place them in the lap of a dignified living. Alas! There is no such magic wand
Thanks everyone.
Kiran I find poverty humbling. To such an extent that I’m unable to turn it into prose, only simple words.
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