Their dreams are not
Earthshaking
They don’t dream of their children
In Ivy League colleges
In suited booted jobs
They know that
Hindi film endings
Do not happen
In real life
They struggle on
Dreaming
That their struggles
Will ensure
A slightly better deal
For their children
Than they themselves have got
That their endless struggles
Will mean
A slightly better life
For their children
This waking nightmare
Has shattered
Even these
Pitiful fragile dreams
Now they just
Hope
Pray
Struggle
Dream
To get home
Alive