POETRY

The Rain That Refuses to Fall

The clouds are heavy
But they never cry

They slowly drift above the city–
Cracked roads,
Empty rivers,
Shrivelled plants.

People begged and
Prayers they made.

But the clouds still refused
To give a drop of water

For the people who begged
Were the ones who destroyed
Nature,
Tore away the forests
And were never guilty.

Now they look at the sky
Hoping for mercy
That they never gave.
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About the Author Shrinikka B Yuvabharathi Public School, Coimbatore · Tamil Nadu, India

Shrinikka B is a student at Yuvabharathi Public School in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She writes about the quiet ways people are silenced and the slow courage it takes to speak.

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