A Thin Strip Of Land

A thin strip of land
Cutting through two opposite worlds
A threshold between having and wanting
A strip of land and some barbed wire
With tinkling glass, china and cutlery
This side of the land and ..
A meal a day or none at all
On the other side

A thin strip of land
Between unabashed opulence
And a pride impaired by chance
One knows not of hunger
And the other can only dream of satiety

A thin strip of land and some barbed wire
To separate the best fragrances
From the smell of the earth
A celebration of life or mere survival
With heavy pockets for some
Or a gleaming coin in the hot sun
For the starving multitudes ..

A thin strip of land
With slaves on either side
Slaves to luxury or to labour
Freedom on paper but bonded for life

A thin strip of land and some barbed wire
Thwarting, Piercing, Slashing, Crushing
The reason for such existence
A strip of land creating unequal worlds
Incarcerated by the inert morass
Hope lives on ..
By the banks of the holy river

A thin strip of land that brings home
A painful reconciliation to razor sharp reality
An accident of birth can place you
On either side of
The thin strip of land..

- M.Neog 

( Dew drops)