poor-farmer
Farmer Suicide
Oh dear God! not again, this year it must rain
The wind is dry so is the sky
soil is thirsty , does god has some mercy?
sitting in the noon on his land
watches for the clouds and blocks the sun
with his fragile, shaky, and thin hands
There is water said the government
people went to search for it,
in the area which was drought hit
they were true we found the water,
not in the well, not in the canal
not inside the land, even not in the skies
it was there in the farmer’s eyes
but that was not enough
for the cattle and to grow his rice
he asked media to cover his plight
wanted to come in news and give his insight
that he is debt ridden, has no money to repay
nothing to eat and no shelter for the night
time passed and no one paid attention
they were busy in reporting celebrities
and the people who wear white
finally he made to the news in a big morning daily
with a bold headline he came into the light
“In Maharashtra one more farmer commits suicide”