The Teacher. Poem by Binayakumar Mohanty

You relied on me
but not on my credibility
for bringing your kid
up.

You asked me to teach
your kid to earn from learning
but I wanted him to learn
from earning instead.

You asked me to teach
to beat the world
I wanted him to explore
one not traced out.

You asked me to teach him
to be great
I thought " Is he not Great? "

You asked me to inform You
if Your kid loves anybody
But I found him loving
all the animate and the inanimate.

You wanted me to teach your kid
land on the moon
What could I do?
As I knew He is no less than a star.

You asked me to help
your kid
to the greatest height
I wanted him to do it with nobody's help.

You asked me to write
something important on the pages blank
But I tried to remove the dust
settled on the nicest written pages.

You rely on me or not
I know
the cloud can not
hide the the burning sun
for ever.