Shocked

Flies, gnats, ants
Mosquitoes, scorpions, snakes
Monkeys, mice, spiders
Bug bites, bug bites, bug bites!

Sacred cows, temples, gods
Beggars, destitute, suicides
Malnourished
Poor people, poor people, poor people!

Crowded buses
Electrical outages
Mounds of trash, people, traffic
Honking, honking, honking!

Orphaned children
Burned mothers
Hateful fathers
Injustice, injustice, injustice!

Dead puppies
Diseased babies
Chicken gunia
Illness, illness, illness!

Riots, bombs, mobs
Forceful marriages
Compassionless, busy, pressure
Hatred, hatred, hatred!

*This poem is in no way a total reflection on the country of which I am staying in. It only relays the feelings that culture shock has brought me.