Guilty.

When I saw -A kid bickering me for money

That very moment I felt unclean,touched by that boy for a penny

Not even for a second did i even show compassion and care or kindness of any!

Yes.Guilty!

When I saw-A 16 year old sex worker

That very moment I felt disgust for her

Not even for a second did I think about the circumstances that brought her there

Yes.Guilty!

One day,with a broken heel i went to a cobbler

I saw this 10 yr old work,stitch by stitch,sweating under the sun

handed him my shoe trying not to touch him or get any closer

He smiled,took his needle and began his work joyfully like it were fun

I saw him work on my shoe,he sew it tight,checking everything

He inspected it thrice,making sure it was perfect

That moment it dawned on me, I've never worked in my entire life for anything

I hated people who sweated,looked at them like they were some kind of insect

I looked at the world through the window of my car

Untouched by dust,dirt and human brutality

The world was at my feet since i was born yet from reality i was very far

Unblemished by starvation, abjection and poverty

Why the difference between me and them??

What had i done to be such a snob and still have everything in the world
What had they done to be treated by the likes of me like they were phlegm

Who judged us?Who gave us our parts?Who made this confusing world?

As these questions buzzed in my head

I saw a kid crossing the street yelling "tea!tea!tea!"

He tapped on my knee,smiled shyly and "the merits of his tea" he recited

I bought it,sipped the tea from the ugly little glass,very dusty

When I saw-A kid asking me to buy his tea

That very moment I felt love for him

Not even for a second did I think about the dusty glass and the dreadful tea.

Can i change his life?and build a new life for him?

No.

And I stand still GUILTY!!