Chokra Choka
The old Chokra chokes
on adult 'boy's' servitude
should have no worries
tends Tim's garden exchanges
labour for money
blessed in helpless poverty
judge not Tim's envy
he understands no better
Reincarnation
Cast out Karma spells of Peace
desire a master
Nirvana escapes him but
wants to tend flowers
Tim never walked in Chokra's
footwear how could he
thorns in his mind have no shame
slaves have no shoes and no name
28th October
Syllables checked with howmanysyllables.com
Choka written for Edward Ibeh's contest:
'One Of The Seven Deadly Sins'
Chokra is derogatory (in South Asia) for a boy, especially one employed as a
servant. Adults as well are called boy in lieu of their name.
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