THE LAST REFUGE

In the sunset of life
left in the lurch by their children
who were in faraway cities
cared them not, visited them not,
contacted them not
as the parents to them were
worthless garbage waiting
to be buried somewhere.
The old age couple
with none to look after
not even a home nurse
to care them
decided out of helplessness
to sell
the property to a realtor
and seek refuge in an
old-age home
where such old-age couples
are aplenty
they too joined their
company.
Often travelled down memory lane
their delightful moments
with their children
the strenuous efforts they
undertook to look after the
children
their studies from kinder-
garten to famed universities
all brought tears in their
eyes.
The only solace being
on sharing experience
with other old age men
and women all had to
pour out the same story.