A Million Times Corner!
I've been round this corner- a million times,
In different places
You can't hide- even refuse eye contact
No one is invisible!
They've seen me again.
How do they do it ?
Spot me
Clock me
Shock me
Its always the same familiar faces
Why?
Standing
Sitting
Staring
Back - looking at me
Looking for the crumbs from my table.
They've been people on this corner
For a million nights.
hammering, breaking stones,
being totally...
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As I listen to...
The phone rang it was 6.30 am , a little earlier than I had expected. My taxi had arrived at the central hall in the hotel. I was up anyway, I had showered, my linen suit was pressed, and my shoes polished. I going to see the Bishop this morning. Dr V Devasahayam is the Bishop of Medras. He is the first Dalit to ever be put in such a position of power and influence. Dalits I believe are outwith the Indian cast system and as such are not seen as a cast. They...