He stood out in the cold,
Wearing a single shawl
Over his torn clothes.
Walking barefoot on the snow,
Entire body now almost,
In the state to fall apart.
He had no option
but to beg,
With No Food, No House, No Money.
He stopped near a Bakery,
The Smell of Fresh Bread,
Was something he couldn't resist.
He walked in with a Hope,
To find some burnt food,
That the Boss would Offer.
As the hope weakened,
With Weak voice, He asked,
"May i have some Food, Master?"
The Master signalled at a Small boy,
A Normal boy of 10,
You would see Enjoying a Life.
But this boy an Exception,
Shivering in Fear, Slowly,
He approached, the Man.
The boy Addressed humbly,
"Beggars aren't allowed by the Master,
Please leave sir."
For food the Man Pleaded to the Boy,
Helpless himself, the Boy,
Had to Throw the Man out.
Finishing some Task,
Few days later,
For Reward, the Boy Rushed to Shop.
On his way back he saw,
The man he shooed away,
On the white Snow, Curled up like a ball.
The Boy neared him, to check for life,
Cold as the man was,
The boy realized, to Heaven he was Gone.
With Tears flowing all over his face,
He ran as fast as he could,
With tonns of Questions Rising in his Mind.
"How much is the bread?"
To his master,
In anger the little Boy asked.
Without a doubt, the master answered,
"Only Two pennies."
The boy repeated "ONLY TWO PENNIES!!!"
Wasn't his Heart,
As same as the Heart of Others?
Wasn't his Cry for Hunger,
As same as the Baby crying for Milk?
Wasn't his Blood,
As same as us All?
Was a man not worth 2 pennies?
Why was he dead?
For Life he wondered,
About the REAL COST of the Bread.
2 pennies or life,
how much was it?