Heart Breaks

Yes I have endured heart breaks too,

Every time I see an orphaned child picking up

rags on the road,

My heart breaks a little

Every time I visit the old lady next door,

Waiting for years now for her son to arrive,

While hoping against hope,

My heart breaks a little

Every time I drop a coin into the bowl of a crippled man,

Who sits near the temple in all weathers,

My heart breaks a little

Every time I pass a dog lying dead on the road,

Having been crushed by a vehicle, Just like another thing

My heart breaks a little

Every time I order high priced food in a café,

And leave some part of it untouched,

Even when I know there are people dying of hunger

My heart breaks a little

Every time I read about the crimes in the city,

while having my morning coffee,

and close the paper with a heavy sigh,

My heart breaks a little

Every time I set aside enough fortune to grant,

But instead spend most of it on unworthy lavishness,

My heart breaks a little

Every time I turn blind and stolid to my surroundings,

Every time I make and break promises to do my bit for this world,

Every time I am impassive to the sufferings of others,

Every time I indulge myself with extra comfort and elegance,

Every time I turn selfish and cruel with no regards for others,

My heart breaks a little,

It breaks a little more,

And it will keep breaking down,

Until it is shattered to its demise.

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