Foreign tourist stood wonder-struck
on the pavement of
a crater-filled road.
The roads are lying
like orphans
not even a glimpse of a
human being
vehicles not plying
not even a single vehicle
no buses, no taxis, no rickshaws
no cycles.
Concrete forests abound
with no sign of greenery
for which this land is well-known
across the world.
Foreign tourist told herself
‘reminds me of a graveyard silence’
shops, banks, other business establishments
seen shutdown.
Under the burning sun
foreign tourist
felt herself being roasted alive
Whom to see? Where to go?
How to go?
How to return?
She felt like a rat
caught in a rat-trap.
Foreign tourist looked
around wonder-struck
Is this another planet?
or God’s own country?
My goodness…..
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