MEDIAN
Whenever I drive through a highway,
I always wonder,
Why does a median barrier follow my way?
This thought has always hit my head like a thunder
That day too, like any other day, wondering this, I drove…
I was traveling really fast in a direction,
that was supposed to take me forward.
Suddenly I hit the barrier really hard, something hit me too,
That barrier silently separated the two opposite roads
That median prevented me from the accident
I realized this is not the first time the barrier prevented an accident,
It was the perhaps the hundredth time, but even then
It was still there, standing erect, guiding motorists their way.
I’d hurt it;
Still, it was doing its job perfectly.
That barrier which never seemed of any use
Had saved me that day,
and it
Reminded me of those beautiful souls
Whom we forget to thank in this fast world
Who don’t expect anything from us, but still do their work perfectly
Saving our lives daily putting their lives at stake
They all are heroes, Super heroes.
That barrier is was also a superhero
And remember, all heroes don’t wear capes.
S. V AISHNAVI
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