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
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