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,
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