Talisman And Rejected Enrolment… Poem by sisirachandra vaduge

Where’s your home place
Father, mother, sisiter brother who?
Birth day and certificate
Pre School and garlanding Talisman…

Weaning, earring, puberty ceremonies and anniversaries
Of others gay
Permanent place to sleep with love care and protection
After the dancing ballet
Forget them and feel free and play
We pray citizen studentship for you too may
Enjoy your basic rights of humane one day

Plot: Jubilient feast of opening international nursery ‘primary college’.
Amidst rejected admission for a refugee student due to lack of resident ship as required by the ministry circular. [Poets imagination]



Source: Volunteer English Teaching experience at Monaragala Srilanka SOS refugee Children’s village 2010 with my friend English Teacher Atthanayake.