Bashyam Narayanan Poems

First day in the college

Two of our street mates got admission
In St Joseph's College Tiruchy
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So you are the man without ticket

It was the second year in graduation classes
It so happened that during the lunch break
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Jai Ho, Jai Ho, Jai Ho, Jai Ho
Be thou victorious, be thou victorious
Be thou victorious, be thou victorious
Come on in and join us under this big
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A jungle in the mid of a city
We did not know this
Till yesterday evening
When a female photojournalist
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Teachings started towards me
Almost sixty years ago
But my learning is still incomplete
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School inspection
District education officer
Makes arrangement for inspection of government run schools
Once in a year, often sometime in the month of July
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Afternoon
Sun bright and hot
A demolished metropolitan bus stop
Still serving commuters for boarding and alighting
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It was our routine
We move around in batches
Locate places from where
We can collect food items
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There is a monkey on your back

At any point of time each one of us is carrying a monkey on the back.
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You are not
What you think you are
You are just the force
Operating a robot
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