Kindness Makes the Difference – Dr. KP Yohannan on Children’s Day

My father died from hunger,
so did my mother.

I beg for food, yet my stomach is empty.
Toothbrush and toothpaste
I heard about,
but I never owned them.

I limp on one leg, for an auto rickshaw ran over me.
Hospital I went to,
but they threw me out.

Who am I? 

A seller of balloons on the streets
for my living.

Tourists take my photos
for them I smile,
but they don’t know
inside I am crying.

In return for food,
sometimes I wash plates and cups and clean latrines in hotels.
At night I sleep on t...