he was observing from the <br />upper part of his terrace <br />an old woman down the street <br />eating a ripe mango <br />without slicing them <br />using her bare hands <br />peeling it and sucking <br />the pulp <br />savoring every sap <br /> <br />she is enjoying it <br />she is enjoying it <br />she is enjoying it <br /> <br />that is what he says <br />he writes, she is enjoying it <br /> <br />and yet he is so famous <br />in this city <br />munching what fame is <br />there <br />tailored for him<br /><br />RIC S. BASTASA<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-famous-man/
