Slums Poems - Poems about Slums

In Delhi's heart, a tale untold, Of towering shadows, harsh and cold. Gleaming steel and vibrant lights, Hide a stark contrast, unseen at night. Pan across narrow, winding lanes, Zoom in on makeshift shacks, defying rains. Corrugated tin, a patchwork quilt, Where...Read the rest...

The world hurtles on unmindful Leaving behind those who cannot keep pace So many are under constant grind To earn a square meal a day On deserted streets many roam Their stomachs empty, their bowels growling They have nothing to...Read the rest...

I have lost my emotional attachment to the bull people pulling love from the air, cheering I love you not caring; willing to share whatever emotions they have with anyone who doesn’t know any...Read the rest...

Slums of the World In Bombay I got lost in a slum so vast, a maze of poverty its inhabitants survive in a mysterious way living as they do off the waste produced by the prosperous....Read the rest...

~Born In The Slums.~ She was born in the slums sixty three years ago by a mother out of wedlock delivered her all alone In an empty dirty corridor due to a mistake she committed one night out of lust,...Read the rest...

By the Gulshan lake The slum's children play cricket On a tiny land!...Read the rest...

She lit candles in her empty kitchen. Burnt air disappears through the back door. Pale and wild, brittle street witch, shy, wide eyes. Her mind like a weathered epitaph, left alone in it's quiet mystery; but her spirit roams gentle and porous. City sorrows like ashes cling...Read the rest...