Stale summary of excess food …

Two street children
Holding hands, giggling
while sharing
A roti picked up from the garbage
Heap.

Stale summary of excess food
From the tables of the middle-class
Urban…lately.

Moulded roti,
vying with Cola and Pepsi
Both have poison in degree
Thirstily shared by
the two street children.

The pipes are dry, the drains
are full.
and,
The garbage has more
food
than plastic bags leftovers
handed generously by
stuffed patrons of
restaurants.

Stomachs are full,
The dogs have been stoned,
Everyone is eating,
From the table or the Garbage Bin?

Stale summary of excess food …