I'm no statue...

I'm no statue,
Like those you could just ignore,
Standing mockingly in the park,
The ones you pass by the day before.

I'm no statue,
Like those with cold lifeless hands,
Even in the pouring rain,
Right there still they stand.

I'm no statue,
Like those with no mind of their own,
Come day or night, winter or summer,
They fear not to be alone.

I'm no statue,
Like those with no beating heart,
For neither happiness nor pain, love nor hate,
They could never feel nor use as guide.

I'm no statue,
As I shall not want to nor be ignored,
And my hands are warm and full of life,
While my mind has the thought of its own,
And this heart of mine, has always been my guide.

Munawwir Khan Yusoff Khan