April Challenge Day 29 Dear Sir With Love

To

Whomsoever

It may

Concern

An expat came visiting me

Clicked he not pictures of me

Instead he went touring my city

Clicking garbage and sewage obscene

He says,

“India is the dirtiest city he has ever seen

Don’t you have enough funds to keep it clean?”

I sweep my eyes over

Not too extraordinary for me

Not the stink

Nor the filth

This is very normal 

I think

Ground is painted artistically red

With Paan stains that my countrymen spat

Browned are the walls with urine and mess

Trees on the road are dusty, never fresh

To discard a paper

No bin for miles on street

It is slippery to use Public toilets

Too much water overflow from sink

Wild pigs, dogs, mountain goats,

And sometimes even cows,

They always sit in the middle of busy road,

Chewing on a cud, relaxed

Expat says,

“Why you Indian are vegetarians?

Why do your people starve?

Catch those fearless

Animals on streets and

Cook them for your lunch

Is there something I could do?

Change habits of my countrymen

If only I could

Give me some solution

My city is no zoo

Give me a clean city

Let me breathe fresh air too

Use our tax money wisely

Show me that you care 

Thank

You