Foolishness

Agreed it was our foolishness

to lie down on the track

But it was not our first foolishness

By building your roads, buildings & bridges

We believed we can rebuild our lives

By working in your society for your welfare

We hoped to fulfil our needs bare

That was a foolishness

We thought we were wage earners

by selling a decent day of labour

This virus has made us realise loud & clear

that you take us lesser than beggars

That was another foolishness

We trusted our masters to be humane

We trusted our Governments to be caring

We were left out cold in a closed lane

Locked out, hungry and lost our bearing

That was yet another foolishness

We faced our end because of our foolishness

Whatever little we had we lost in one stroke

Please understand our plight and helplessness

To realise this you need not be a bloke

Tomorrow one more brother will do the same mistake

Start to reach home by walk and follow the same route

Not because he is foolish but because his life is at stake

There is no choice to live a decent life within or withoute

Time for all concerned to realise

We are also humans just like you

Our lives are not cheap to trivialise

Treat us just like thou

We still hope that you are human enough

to understand and get our message through

An ode to the lost lives

Ramanathan. K