UPLIFTMENT
Remorse
shrouded the child with a book,
Unfit
in merit list rejected admission,
The
school is packed with parents agog,
Find
their children are announced jump,
A
few were in tears, checking emotions leaving,
Notices
tender age kids going out of school,
Thought,
what will happen to these kids,
A
year will be lost, no hope for study,
Caught
sight of a child, dark eyes shining,
Ironed
school dress tie, boots, book in hand,
His
parent and elder sister telling to return,
He
refused to go home, stay at school,
Difficult
make him understand,
He
is getting angry, trying to run inside,
Get
keeper checked him, denied entry,
I,
an onlooker virtually crying, wordless,
His
father lifted him, kissed him a lot,
Look,
baby, I shall get you admitted,
In
another school far better, he was lying,
To
see a tiny child get broken-hearted,
Standard
seventh-class admission cost,
In
private schools, glassy shine the best,
Magnificent
compound buildings, a few,
The
city boasts the best education talent skills,
Admissions
cost per child a few hundred thousand,
Per
year only, hostel boarding expenses,
Added
a few more add donations two,
Half
a million per year for a student,
Fixed
were my eyes with the face of a child,
Now
crying bitterly, shouting loudly,
I
want to study, please, dad, please allow me,
The
sight broke my heart fled soon,
Is
it a crime to marry, get children,
This
is an age so different than us,
No
selection, donations, school free less,
With
less family income, the fee was free,
I
read till high school with a scholarship,
Twelve
rupees per month in the sixties!
Large
amount compared to the present time,
All
my books, pen, pencil, geometry box,
Met
from scholarship money, tuition,
Coaching
class for matriculation for division,
It
was free too optional for better results,
Could
not remember children missed years,
Co-education
of existing girls was encouraged,
Saw
girl students are going back rejected,
Sad
that day, I felt sorry this time,
Education
has gone costly disbelieves,
Lost
years for children, parents clueless,
Impossible
to meet the cost of private schools,
Money
sharks extract, proxy many,
Black
money can only support reality,
The
time, the current generation crucified,
Education
now the business kids netted,
Sits
on the sofa, watches television shows,
Highlighting
the school, labs, libraries,
Hostels
if a five-star hotels, class modern,
The
gadgets, rows of computers, play fields,
Come
here and join us, the school to know,
College,
technical institutes, medical,
All
are open later at a hundred million,
Per
degree purchase contest a game show,
No
more in tears, angry with time,
Appeal
the system how money is siphoned off,
Is
this way to build my country,
Promotes,
rich, black money, tax cheats?
Got
information institutions exist,
Poor
students, free education, free boarding,
Inviting
them embracing wholehearted,
No
government help inland overseas donations,
Upliftment,
children, education is free and fair,
Thank
these unseen heroes, Lord cares.
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Upliftment
Themes:
Child Education
Date:
3rd January 2023, Cuttack
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