Relax, Be Cool, My Dearest Brother!
You studied well
Throughout in school
And got your Diploma;
But duty first
Became your aim:
A job you had to join.
You went to work
When just a teen,
To help the family;
You labored hard
And earned degrees
In Evening-Colleges;
You ate mess-food
And shared a room
And sacrificed a lot;
You struggled much
’midst rivalry
And inched your life’s way up;
You prayed and sang
All night and day
And fought your temptations;
You wrote sad songs
And played guitar,
To vent your emotions;
You led a life
Exemplary
And walked in daddy’s path;
You suffered pangs
Of hunger, sex
Obeying parents/ Lord;
You walked to work
And back to home
To save a few rupees;
You helped others
Advising them,
Expecting no rewards;
You lived a life
Good-principled
Honest and just, righteous;
You washed your clothes
And ironed them
And marched so spick and span;
You polished shoes
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poem by John Celes
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