My pink little paws contrast against the rough dark street Thus a pup is born, a melody sweet My soft little nose stubs against the road Mum says I am tiny like a pea in a pod She licks me clean, I soak in her warmth In my small world, love is the norm And for a while now, I believed that everything would be amazing To see the world are my eyes craving One day again, the sun’s rays come to tickle me awake For now I could see, my eyes a weird strain On that melancholy day, I realise I am not in heaven but hell Down from the big blue sky rain fell I felt cold, shivering in conditions extreme My mom was still nowhere to be seen Oh god, isn’t it cruel to put a pup in such misery unforseen? I crawl slowly, felt I could walk, I whine for my mom, I dine on the cold I am all alone on the street, tumble between the large unforgiving human feet All of the humans look at me with scorn Their unforgiving kicks and stares prick me like thorns I move to see my mom run down, trodden off in the big dark town Down is she run down by these cruel human born My heart aches, my tears don’t speak, for I am a mere pup on the Indian street Cruelty at its peak Oh you humans, what do you see in me ? Another pup to hurt ? some more fun to seek Oh you humans, don’t you notice my starving body, my soul hurts too I only beg for love, the road I walk on blisters my paws Your shoo always cut me like sharp rigged saws Oh, you humans, why do you seek my soul to beat Life is tough on the Indian street.