Maddy sat checking the happy faces in the blissful pictures posted on the timeline of her “family and friends” on the famous social media platform, at a cosy Micheline star restaurant on Christmas eve with no one to give her company to dig in the finest of the food to bring back her long-lost chirpy mood or to share the worldly pleasures that her stinking richness could easily buy.
Across the road, braving the cold, stood a young boy playing the violin, dishing out melodious tunes one after other in the hope to collect as much in the hat placed right in front of him, to buy a morsel.
“Except for the loneliness, everything is a contrast. Wish their paths crossed”, thought the waitress as she took the half-eaten food away from Maddy’s table while her eyes were glued to the boy outside.
11 Comments
Shweta Suresh · August 3, 2021 at 8:19 am
Oh wow. That’s a hard-hitting one. Beautifully told
Chandrashekhar · August 3, 2021 at 11:41 am
Nice one
Bharati Gadre · August 3, 2021 at 12:22 pm
फार सुंदर टिपलं आहे.
soniadogra · August 4, 2021 at 4:58 pm
So much of that glaring contrast filling our canvasses. Our paths often cross but the contrast lingers on. Beautiful.
Anindya · August 4, 2021 at 10:09 pm
Well written….well expressed…..life is a contrast indeed…..
Yogesh Joshi · August 5, 2021 at 11:38 am
Social contrast so aptly and briefly displayed.
A Rustic Mind · August 5, 2021 at 5:04 pm
What a hard hitting poem. Nicely done
A Rustic Mind · August 5, 2021 at 5:04 pm
*post
Satabdi · August 10, 2021 at 11:11 pm
Sad reality of life.
Ravish Mani · August 11, 2021 at 5:20 pm
Sorrow or loneliness is a great equalizer. They don’t discriminate people on the basis of their bank balance, colour, religion, nationality, etc. 🙂
Anuj · August 12, 2021 at 3:50 pm
What a struggle! As we say- c’est la vie.
Very beautifully written.