Kushal’s poem explores empathy and societal disparity through the perspective of a marginalised veteran beggar in a wintery scene, exclusively for Different Truths.
How do I look through the wounded
glasses of the veteran vagrant, beggar?
Winter comes hither. The aluminium
chimneys of a local baker add
vanilla fog to the thick air. Do I look
Like one hefty and freshly minted coin?
I throw two bucks and join
The queue for the last bus.
The seats are booked by the Smoky Ice.
December is a rusty recording of some
roof concert the driver visited in his youth.
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Kushal Poddar, the author of ‘A White Cane for the Blind Lane’ and ‘How to Burn Memories Using a Pocket Torch’, has ten books to his credit. He is a journalist, father of a four-year-old, illustrator, and editor. His works have been translated into twelve languages and published across the globe.
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