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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350784" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>You need to learn a lot from us, the tiny creatures, cockroaches</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">We were a colony<br>I had no head count and<br>Cannot tell you how many were there<br>We must be in thousands<br>We were too crowded was the fact<br>No one can walk, all of us practically crawling</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Our living conditions compare no where<br>Near the ways you live<br>Not that we were in discomfort<br>That is the way we live</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This colony got established over a period<br>We were sure of getting food<br>Any time any quantity<br>We were thriving on whatever left over by you people</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Our colony grew steadily<br>Along the road to its full length<br>It was not known to you people<br>That there existed colony of ours<br>Under your own nose</div><div style="margin:10px 0">One of your lads <br>Stumbled in our colony<br>When he was cleaning the unauthorized canteen<br>Run on the footpath<br>Whose kitchen rejects were our feed<br>He was frightened at the sight of our crowd<br>And yelled </div><div style="margin:10px 0">A war like situation came up<br>And our colony was invaded<br>By an army of people<br>With broomsticks, long flat wooden panels, etc.<br>In addition, they fumigated our colony<br>Making us rush out in the open<br>Young ones managing to run with their guiding mothers<br>Elder ones even flying</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We were not sure as to where<br>We would be shifting<br>We crawled here and there<br>Crossing the road<br>Minding not the heavy traffic<br>Some of us got crushed too<br>We were fleeing for life<br>We got spread so much<br>The entire passers by had a feel of our unique scent<br>Some of them even holding their breathe<br>And some using out their handkerchief as respiratory protection</div><div style="margin:10px 0">There was no need for this invasion<br>We were in no competing with any of your things<br>We were making a living of your left over<br>We were not seen in your midst</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It is alright, if you want us to vacate<br>But, it hurts if you take measures to eliminate us<br>We were created by the same nature<br>That created you<br>We assure you<br>Despite your dislike and distaste for us<br>We will survive as we are determined</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You should appreciate the strength<br>And steadfastness with which we survive<br>Even the toughest of conditions<br>Will not eliminate this gene</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You need to learn a lot from us<br>The tiny creatures, cockroaches</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Bashyam+Narayanan">Bashyam Narayanan</a><div class=q>
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I had no head count and
Cannot tell you how many were there
We must be in thousands
We were too crowded was the fact
No one can walk, all of us practically crawling

Our living conditions compare no where
Near the ways you live
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