A Fool In The Selfish World Poem by Dhiren Doley

He steps out with a wilted heart
Asks everyone he greets in the streets
'Where can I learn to be selfish? '
They're mum, no reply
Then he asks himself
'How all they learnt to be so greedy? '
His tired body falls asleep at corner of the street
While his sleeping hands scratch on his forehead
His soul draws near and tells
'you're a fool! '
'how? '
'How do you think a selfish teaches you
how to be selfish'
Then he furthers-
'Selfishness is a gift by birth, cannot be earned'
When he wakes up
Discovers a child shivering in cold beside him
Giving the boy his torn blanket that covers his poor body
He moves forward to learn to be selfish.