A needle and some thread to sew the torn trousers, <br />A heart to share the umbrella while it rains, <br />A town hall that not switch off the street lights at midnight, <br />Some coconut oil to spread on the slipper less sore feet, <br />A shade to hang the wet clothes in rainy days, <br />To hide from the sun during long summer rays, <br />Need enough old newspaper to make the bed, <br />On The folding arms, the head can rest, <br />No one chase away from this place reserved, <br />Owner of the shop, kind enough not to splash water, <br />Tomorrow need not be as hard as today, <br />Hundreds of children on the streets, not empty, <br />Struggle to survive in the adult platform, <br />Those little fingers do the work multiform.<br /><br />veeraiyah subbulakshmi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-wish-of-a-streetchild/
