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Class 3 Printing Fee by Hidentity(m): 10:50pm On Feb 25, 2015 |
He stood in a tired uniform Well ironed and tucked And his shorts with no form Today was exams day and he couldn't wait to write He walked to Mum in her room for the usual morning blessings But His Mum tried to tell him that he probably should stay home He bowed his head and she threw her eyes away They both knew why, and why it was best to stay But He knew what to say To tell his teacher's cane and his mates who might laugh again Of why he will write but can't pay His Mother knew this would be another day when her second child will end education And chase after life around the traffic light She sensed the aroma of history Repeating itself today and tried harder to keep him at home But the little boy went to school ready to tell all about why he will write but can't pay They were many kids All seated in arranged rows and columns and he saw the blank desk. It was Obvious Kweku wouldn't come One by one, the teacher inspected their printing fee receipts Some showed a full year, others for the term And he sat there hoping to do magic At last the teacher got to his desk And every child was searching With their faces covered with laughs An old story, he will be thrown out again And certain he knew today was a landmark Show me your receipt, the T requested If you don't have go home, a boy retorted No printing fee, no paper, another dared to shout And now, they all teased "am sorry you will have to go home" He stood up and looked backed Opened his mouth as if to cry and again he shut "Go on, do you have anything to say?", the T asked In tears, he closed his eyes Clapped both palms together And like a humble prayer,he said "I don't want to be like Kwabena, my elder brother who lost his education on this same day and whose daily bread is now oven by the red light on the street. I don't want my mother to keep wishing for graduates Yet cries to the truth that she couldn't afford one I don't want any of my mates here think am dumb without a chance to prove myself Don't talk of my father, he is long resting And heaven is far away from earth He too had a task for me, become an engineer Please Sir, Allow me education One day we both won't regret. This minute, you are deleting a future This minute, you can create a destiny This minute break the rules To make an engineer, and Heaven will smile. This is my humble plea" He opened his eyes to his ultimate dismay Every eye was already flooding and the teacher apologized and promised him his help henceforth. His Mum took the exams question paper and asked; how did you do it? Now he is a civil engineering student An Award winning Poet... He is the author of this particular piece. Author is a young African poet at the Theater of Perspectives. 2 Likes |
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