FELONY

 

FELONY

 

A crime I confess committed,

Saved me from ignominy invisible,

Silently uttered never to commit,

Declared family, house servant a thief,

My son found his purse missing,

Money a thousand currency notes,

He kept it for the party but borrowed it,

Promised his friends obtained a job,

Before joining his service offered a party,

I knew the party, with drugs, alcohol,

Modern youth seeks vainly, solace,

Kills his soul, condemns life sadly,

I found, house-servant innocent,

Kept silence the party was canceled,

Relieved son packing to leave and join,

I was happy my child was not involved,

Worst fear the job may be loosed,

The child may sink into addiction,

Matter dies out in a week smoothly,

Shattered to find our servant leaving,

Quitting his job to return to his village,

Told me, sir, I am poor, I know,

But, I am not a thief, have not stolen,

I am honest with you, sir, for what I got,

My family in the village survives on money,

My monthly salary I manage only,

Never wanted to steal money at all,

Enough you helped me, found love,

Today heartbroken, fail to convince,

Please allow me to go home to find peace,

But hardly can tolerate the blame,

This was the point I revealed to him,

The felony I did commit knowingly,

He was speechless and disbelieved it,

Sir, why did you steal from your son?

I sat near him, explained everything,

Warned to keep a secret, stay at home,

He touched my feet smiled, promised,

Grudgingly said, sir, I am taking the blame,

Enough help I get from you, I accept,

Your son's prospect of saving his future,

I confess this felony willingly and accept,

Beg pardon from your son, ask for mercy,

The secret I kept to myself but stole,

Stole money from my son was a fact,

A felony in life harbored in my heart,

My child in a distant city gets separated,

Separated from evil friends addicted,

Achievers in life established in a job,

But never he could know his father,

And stole his money, a party canceled,

Forgotten in his memory lane totally,

Even my wife couldn't find the secret,

The house servant only knew,

He kept his promise to stay home,

I visited the temple looked at God,

Committed this felony to save my son,

 

Title of Poem: Felony

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Theme: Crying a father's heart

Date: 31st October 2022, Cuttack

@ Copywrite reserved.