Now my appa not bring anything to me

யாழ் மண்ணில் உணவு மற்றும் மருந்துப் பொருட்கள் கொஞ்சமும் கிடைக்காமல் இருந்த நேரத்தில் ஒரு ஆறு வயதுப் பெண்ணிண் உணர்வாக வடிக்கப்பட்டடது.

Now my appa not bring anything to me.
Nothing in the shops he says
Why, how, reason they say I can't understand
Sweets , biscuits, butter, milk powder
Even egg and fish , Where all these have gone?
My loved ones give calls asking what I want?
A list I used to give, but helpless , no way to send it.

Three days ago my friend in my class told me
Her aunt from Colombo sent a postal parcel
Containing Milk powder, Sugar, biscuits, and washing powder
When they opened , a mixer! sugar with washing powder
But biscuits and Milk powder they enjoyed
My aunt too gave a call to know how we are?
I told her to send Biscuits and Milk powder
Not to send washing powder!
Every morning waiting for the postman

Yesterday morning my appa was late
To buy bread in the queue, no bread
I went to school without breakfast
And nothing for school interval
Today as usual curfew lifted at 5 A.M
People are in several queues
To ship, co-operative, Kerosene, etc.,
My appa went to the bread queue
Came with bread and plantain
I ate two slices and taken two to school

During the interval I opened the Tiffin box
My friend looked at me from next seat
She has not brought anything to eat
I found she has not eaten breakfast too
She has lost her father, no one to be in the queue
I broke the bread shared with her
I realized that the SAME BREAD
Appa breaking in the Church
I broke it in my small class room

- Thaniya Nesakumar


செய்தி: ஈழத்தில் அல்லற்படும் தமிழர்களுக்கான உணவு மற்றும் மருந்துப் பொருட்களை ஏற்றிக் கொண்டு தமிழ்நாட்டிலிருந்து தமிழீழ விடுதலை ஆதரவாளர் ஒருங்கிணைப்புக் குழுவின் தலைவர் பழ நெடுமாறன் யாழ்ப்பாணம் நோக்கி படகில் மேற்கொள்ளும் "தமிழர் தியாகப் பயணம்" போராட்டம் தொடங்கியுள்ளது. - புதினம்.