Right to Rights

Niranjan Maka
Dec 11, 2020

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“Resilience” by Niranjan Maka

Growing up, there were no traffic lights

No duties but just childhood rights !!

I could hurl things and tantrums

Issue my own rules and dictums !!

I could cry or I could sulk

Behind my mom I would skulk.

I wanted something just: “because”

Treating my dad like: Santa Claus !!

Those days, I wanted to be a grown-up

Not knowing, my rights would be blown-up !!

Today, my sense of rights has faded away..

To the next gen’s I’ve gifted it all away !!

- Right to Rights

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Niranjan Maka
Niranjan Maka

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