The Other Side- Chandni Chowk

 The Other Side

Broken sheds

Plastic wraps

Here I am with a camera in my hand

Cracked walls 

Wrinkles under their eyes

And I see them through my privileged side

The wall is too high

The barrier is invisible to the eyes

But now I know

What’s on the other side.

The cold floor, 

no blanket to hold

The little hands, The big feet

Droopy smile, sunken shoulders 

Is what I see. 

The sudden waves of wind

The blanket of clouds

I open my umbrella 

Without any thoughts.

So is this the other side?

I say it aloud.

Hierarchy of privileges

Is the answer,

And I know it now…

Author- Anandini

Photographer: Aanushka, Anandini, Chhavi, Lavanya, Manan, Nandni, Pankaj, Radhika, Vanshita