Page 125 - Udaan Trial Book

PHOTOGRAPHY:
MY SECOND HOME
YASH KUMAR
IX/X AAHELI BASU , XI/XII

I wander through each floor and corridor,

And my eyes start to swell,
In a flash I realize,

Today’s my farewell.

I wore makeup today,

But no teacher scolds
Memories race past me

And I try my best to hold.

I see my two-year old self,
Face stained with tears

I long to wipe her face and shout out loud

“Here you'll have the best years.”

I want to tell the fifth standard me

Not to wish for the last school day

“Because leaving the school is perhaps

The greatest price you'll pay.”

I want to tell at my ninth standard self,

Not to get angry when friends tease,
I want to shake her and say

“They are the best gifts, be at ease.”

I hear the auditorium mic
I know I have to go,

But I need a minute to say

The lines I believe deep and true.

WE ARE THE RULING CROWN
WE ARE DPS NEWTOWN.