Human Angels

Today i saw human angels
stoic
and anxious:
"kuch bhi kharcha chalega
kisi ne uda diya isko.
Bas aap theek kardo"


I saw
The kitten
bleeding from the mouth
because
it was hit by a motorcyclist


I saw it eject shit and blood
I saw the breath
Saw the
rhythmic
gulps of death


surely some regular,
ordinary chap
going to meet his girlfriend,
or delivering a diamond
on his boss' instruction
to BKC
It must have been.


surely some regular,
ordinary chap
ordinarily hitting a stray kitten,
a stray piece of meat,
on the street.
It must have been


"Saale non-vegetarians!
Saale zaalim! sab ke sab."


surely some regular
ordinary chap
who uncle God
(or some such type of power)
will let him know of this
when his own child
is hit by that bus
and bleeding from the mouth
Surely?


"Beyrehem hain sab saale.
Kin kin ko samjhaaogey?"


I sobbed only so much.
Only as much as i could
in time
with that
kitten bleeding from the mouth
because
it was hit by a motorcyclist


The human angels were non-vegetarians.
The human angels were motorcyclists.