The Gift Of Kindness Poem by sookdeo manansingh manansingh

once i met a pigeon struck by a car
in the middle of the roadway bent by a scar
towards its mercy i went to its cry
as others they looked thinking it may die

i called upon a beggar woman to give it some water
into whose mouth she pour slowly as a daughter
she placed the bird at the side of the roadway
as many pedestrians look towards in dismay

upon its back the bird remained helpless with pain
yet no one turn to assist its gain
' if only my creator could remember me now'
whispered the bird that made a vow

from far in the distance his voice was sound
rescued by an onlooker it was removed from the ground
in shock and amazement thankful it pray
that with the breath of life it flew away.