Whenever I am happy <br />The maternal eyes stare <br />Who had lost her child <br />In the bus accident <br />Can I still be happy? <br /> <br />Whenever I relish food <br />The hungry saliva drips <br /> From hungry stomachs <br />Teasing my appetite <br />Can I still gulp my food? <br /> <br />Whenever I sing <br />The retired ear drums beat <br />Vestigial vocal cords vibrate <br />Of many talking eyes <br />Can I still hum a tune? <br /> <br /> <br />When I sleep in my mansion <br />Sad penury glares <br />Out of the deadly black night <br />Making me ghastly scared <br />Can I still sleep? <br />And I lay awake….<br /><br />Abha Sharma<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/9-breathing-between-two-worlds/
