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Two Worlds Just Across The Street
When scorch of summer hit Gurgaon, India
My house in Hamilton Court bathe in the light
Flat screen television glows
I look across the street
Watch Mrs. Gupta give
Her sons
Cold bucket baths each day
They make roughly $1 a day
While my father makes millions.
Two worlds just across the street.
We have Groomed lawns
and security guards
Elevators cruising up and down
25 floors
My father a businessman
and mother, a teacher
Air-conditioners hum.
Two worlds just across the street.
Across the street Shanta gave birth
at home
Down in the slum
The baby is weak
Laying on a cot outside
Flies dancing on his face.
While Mrs. Gupta cannot read
And worked
in other people's homes since
the age of 7.
Two worlds just across the street.
In the end, we all observed
Doing nothing
Two worlds just across the street.
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