The young beggar approached
the shiny new Mercedes
at the red light
and admired the polished life
of the rich man
in the back seat.
The rich man glanced
up from the morning paper
and caught sight of the perfect smile
on the beggar's face.
As he admired the boy’s strong white teeth
he closed his own mouth
and with his tongue
he touched his brittle yellowing teeth
and with his mind
he touched his vacant soul.
He thought about his dental bills
big money spent on a mediocre smile
and how that could have paid
for this boy’s entire education and more.
Then the light turned green
the car lurched forward
the old man looked back
and the boy smiled
and his smile touched the soul of a better India.
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