Monday, 9 January 2023

The Cry-Boy

He cries everyday, without fail, 
like he received a doctor's prescription 
He cries for hours on end
as if he would die if he does not 

He responds to everything - 
every action, every snub, every footstep, 
by crying his lungs out 
He has strong lungs, that boy 

Nobody ever comforts him
None, not his sisters, not his mother, 
they let him cry desolately by the stairs 
until he realises the futility of the exercise 

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