Did you ever?

Did you ever feel the toil,
A father had to endure
Trekking the hills
Foraging for survival
Did you ever feel the abuse
Our woman used to face
While commuting to Imphal
To sell her vegetables

Did you ever feel the strength,
Of the youth of Henglep
Carrying the sick on a stretcher
Through mud and high water
Did you ever feel the joy,
Of a mother, her daughter
She had raised by tilting in the sun
Finally, completed her matriculation

Could these hardships, tears,
And the joy of your fellow
Shook your core
And spark a flame inside?
The answers we seek
Sometimes lies within us.
Only then could we endure
Only there lies the way.