Don’t Rely On Others Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Consider being poor.
Not one of the homeless; a beggar,
Un-matching the rest of classmates
Their fathers much richer like pilot

Then I worked
My head up and proud
I worked in pharmacy to clean
Floor, wounds and to buy medicine

Soon after I learned
The injection, both IV and IM
Mohammad was richer, could
Afford language’s Lingaphone

I found me new way
I worked for magazine for teaching
A booklet for ten Rials; I picked up
Ten percent benefit, and I learnt for
Free

I’m proud
I’m thankful
Then parents
Taught me the
‘Working hard’

Don’t rely on others”
I climbed all the steps
I sold the step-by-step

I forgive my failures
My failure if happen
It was, is my efforts
To stay nice or kind
I tried
To be
Kind