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A Yawn of Dawn

A cheerful enthusiastic dawn
Merriment of colorful birds
And a soothing rising sun
A beginning of a new day
I am in a calm carefree sleep

Perhaps Dreaming about a fairy tale
Starting my days with full joy
Passing time watching cartoons

Looking for my friends to come
When they said that's the limit Playing with dolls and kitchen set
I said to myself Waiting for the clock to hit 6
That’s it perhaps In the evening to play hide and seek

When they said that’s just the beginning Gazing stars with my mother bright
I said to myself Waiting for the amber moon light
That’s that perhaps In a summer night
Sleeping by the side of my mother with delight
When they said it's time to be awake
I rubbed my eyes
Woke up
And said to myself SANTUSHTI CHANDER
It's morning perhaps GRADE VIII

In this mind boggling world my eyes never
truly opened
For they were left slightly shut
Burdened with the weight of the society
Not once was I told to sleep till I willed
Not once was I left the way I wished
When they said stop
I should have said to myself
They are wrong
And I would have been happier perhaps

If only I knew how to build my own road
If only I learned to step away
If only I said no that day
I would have been happier perhaps.

AANYA DANGWAL
GRADE XI