THE FLIP SIDE !

It is a rainy evening.
“Wish this rain stops, the roads are muddy.”
The sun is back, glowing happily
“Ooph! You know this heat is unbearable.”

The Miss Universe results for 2000 are announced
“Wow! I at least wish I had a figure like that.”
The mother and child, all in 30kgs, in Ethiopia,
Wait in hope for food packets to arrive.

The weary hi-flying businessman
“I am tired of all this travel.”
The boy flying a kite from his terrace
“When will I fly on that plane?”

The tired software executive
“So much to do and so little time.”
The wayfarer muses
“Wish I had things to do to pass my time.”

We all need what we do not have.
Little realizing that there is another side to it.
The flip side. Those whose stories go untold.
Whose wishes remain so.


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