rikshevaala – a poem by Ashok Chakradhar

aavaaz dekar
rikshevaale ko bulaaya
vo kuchh
langadaata hua aaya.

mainne poochha-
yaar, pahale ye to bataoge,
pair mein chot hai kaise chalaoge?

rikshevaala kahata hai-
baaboo jee,
riksha pair se nahin
pet se chalata hai.