Allah Obhayo Dal
Hailing from Khipro town, District Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan, Allah Obhayo Dal has done Masters in sociology from University of Sindh and currently is doing a government job in Karachi. Around 100 of his poems have been published online.
A loaf
In a long queue at the roadside,
An old man adorned with a wrinkled face,
Waiting for his turn to buy some subsidized flour from the stall,
He came after he sold his wife’s silver bangles,
She hid in her old iron box,
Suddenly a truck appears from the opposite,
A strange smile on his face,
Hawkers shouted,
Be careful,
Be calm
Was told the price of flour was 5 kg per 800 rupees,
The old man recounted his money,
He has a total of 950 rupees
He smiled again to see extra 150 rupees, and the hawkers started to sell
Then the huge crowd became uncontrollable
The man fell down,
There was a stampede, he got trampled upon by the crowd,
His money was in his fist,
His eyes remained open,
And he gave up the ghost.
His blood spilled all over.
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