India II
i've seen people
who live
in a pile of garbage
children
in their arms
a portrait of tenderness
not to be found
in shopping malls
the children die
so they have
other children
who also die
but they have
more children
who grow
until they have
children
who live
in a pile of garbage
a sweetness
in their smile
a light in their eyes
(c)2001 Phil Cohen