The Other Faces

All the other faces around you,
All the other lives there,
Where were these people born,
Where are they heading?

There are so many places to contemplate,
Spaces which at first you dont see,
So many risks to take,
Think of all the lives at stake.
To turn away your thoughts from yourself,
Maybe only for a single minute,
To realize,
This is the world,
And these are the cultures we have devised.

Every day we take chances,
But not every day do we pause,
And see the other faces,
And imagine the other places,
The things that are happening,
The people who are dying,
The people who are getting up,
And still trying.

Dont forget that today,
There are heroes,
As there were yesterday,
And maybe if you were one of them,
Who saw the other spaces,
And risked your life for the other faces,
Then maybe then you would be,
One of the heroes of today,
Then maybe you would see,
That youre not the only one,
And also youre not the only one whos getting up right now,
And who has managed to keep on trying,

Or maybe youre just one of the many,
Like me,
Who just keep on crying.