The poem ‘Bitter candies’ is about a young boy of about 10
years old who is a child laborer. The poem tries to express the evident
disparity in our society and how all of us have managed to live with it
unaffected by the stark grim reality around us. The child however has lost his
right to an innocent, carefree life; his right to education. He can only wonder
if things will turn out to be better and if his dreams will come true.
He is fending for himself
Running errands
From one corner to another
Ever so ready and bubbling with energy
Willingly finding himself
Doing almost any chore
At an age when
He must be obliviously playing
Fluttering and hovering around
Like a lovely butterfly
His face radiantly beaming
The walls reverberating
With his unheard sound
An outcry!
Of resentment, of hopelessness
Of self pity and longing
What is behind his innocent eyes
And charming smile?
His innocent eyes speak of
A not so innocent life after all
He is in a league of his own where
Scanty are the chances of a championship
His eyes are but a mere window
To the world that beholds him
Will this lovingly cruel haven
Embrace him or Shatter him?
Whose apathetic hand does
These decisions lie upon anyway?
And until that happens
All he can do is to continue
Smiling and hoping
And in the process
Of making his ends meet
He shall meet his own end.
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