Nissim Ezekiel - Ganga
Ganga
Nissim Ezekiel
We pride ourselves
on generosity
to servants. The woman
who washes up, suspected
of prostitution,
is not dismissed.
She always gets
a cup of tea
preserved for her
from the previous evening,
and a chapati, stale
but in good condition.
Once a year, an old
sari, and a blouse
for which we could
easily exchange a plate
or a cup and saucer.
Besides, she borrows
small coins for paan
or a sweet for her child.
She brings a smell with her
and leaves it behind her,
but we are used to it.
These people never learn.
Rather telling comment on how we treat our maids. Poets never will be gentlemen.
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