Teacher…
Teacher,
Before you told me about Gandhi’s assassination
You told me- truth triumphs.
Teacher,
before you told me about Socrates
you told me- truth triumphs
Teacher,
Before you told me about Galileo
You told me- truth triumphs.
Teacher,
Before I learnt that in China it’s believed that ‘what triumphs is the truth’
You told me- truth triumphs.
Teacher,
Before I learnt about Ken Saro Wiwa
You told me- truth triumphs
Teacher,
Before I learnt about Operation Kalank resulting in nothing
You told me- truth triumphs.
Teacher,
Before I learnt about Binayak Sen
You told me- truth triumphs.
Teacher,
You told me a lie; when
You told me- truth triumphs.
Teacher,
It’s a lie, repeat it
If you don’t want to lose your job!
– Samvartha ‘Sahil’
11 June 2008
Leave a Reply