5C. ABANDONED
(Poem)
Introduction
This poem was written by
Dr.Suraya Nasim. The title of the poem says ‘left unwanted or rejected
permanently’. This poem talks about a newly born baby who was thrown into the
garbage bin (dust bin) by her mother. This was the most pathetic plight (very
sad & difficult situation) for her to come across. That scene moved the
poetess and made her to write this poem.
This poem is meant to feel but
not for singing with joy. The words in this poem came like directly from her
heart like a flow. These words in the poem are very easy to read and
understand.
Summary
A newly born baby, of some days
of age, was thrown into the dustbin by her mother. The mother had her reasons
to do so. The garbage was located on the outskirts of the city. It contained
mosquitoes and some other insects that bitten the baby’s finger very badly. The
baby cried a lot for help, but there was nobody as it was dark night on the
outskirts. The fingers were bleeding and giving dirty smell. The infected body
was exposed to the radiation and spread all over the area.
The baby cried bitterly in an
uncontrolled manner and finally died in the frightening dark, cold night. That
was the baby rejected by the destiny and society. As it was bitterly cold
outside, the baby struggled a lot to hold her breathe. She took quick breathes
in order to get alive. That was the baby thrown into the garbage like a waste
material.
The baby was with cyanosed
(greenish blue) lips; see blue nose and tiny, soft, smooth fingertips. The baby’s body was tattered and the skin was
badly damaged by the insects.
There was a dirty, fat and black
cat sitting on the edge of the dust bin searching for its food. It found its
food (rats) in the dust bin eating the baby. The rats were tearing baby’s head
with their sharp teeth and biting the ears of the baby to eat as the food.
Then, the cat jumps over giving ‘meow’ sound and the rats too get ready to
attack the cat. A violent fight takes place between the cat and the rats for
the food. The baby was already dead. The only sin of the baby was to come to
this world where the people were unkind and society was uncivilized.
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The Summary by
CHANDRA SHEKER CH
Faculty of English
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