RETORT

 

RETORT

 

Revolted today human sufferer,

Treated inhuman, ocean of tears,

Colonies confined separate life,

Glamorous life missing in strife, (1)

 

Looked down upon life objected,

Retort children democracy acted,

Decades after generations past,

The great divide of the classes last, (2)

 

What is your father doing, or home,

Cast creed faith question some,

Look at smiles lurk satire, pity,

Retort identity angrily insanity, (3)

 

The child succeeds meritorious,

No more laborer slums furious,

His answers are crisp, cut short,

Right got qualified spirit hurt, (4)

 

Capable of guise feeling, smiling,

Winner of the interview in style,

Grown, the father is a trolley puller,

The slum, rainy days, mud fear, (5)

 

Sickness, lack of medicine, child sleeping,

His mother had no option but to weep,

He has seen everything change,

Bungalow garden driver amazes, (6)

 

Leads a life luxurious, different,

Childhood pain undercurrent,

The habit of his quick retort surprise,

Higher officers satisfied prize, (7)

 

His raw wound was discovered later,

Humans need to respect life better,

His notion of equality cemented,

The retort to friendly smile decent, (viii)

 

Understood his staff colleagues,

Absent the retort, life in leagues,

Years rolled, the man got polite,

Good officer behaviors excite, (9)

 

One day, a guest questioned him,

Slum dwellers live, mean, seem,

Rebelled instantly retort first,

Poverty human created soul last, (10)

 

Lord loves life, having, have not,

Creation not to divide his retort,

Temple bell rings, retort eloquent,

Pain and pleasure visits are frequent. (11)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Retort

Themes: Replies angrily

Written: 15th July 2024, Cuttack

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