A maid by my side
an aged driver on wheels
I go to college
just at the moment
when the bell rings.
Both see me get inside
the campus , then turn
back home. The college
known for its discipline
where a crow cannot peep
through the windows,
The head of the institution
being my mother’s best friend
always has an eye on me.
In the middle of the class
she summons me, much
to my bewilderment,
” You have been friendly
with Sheba for quiet some time”.
I nod. ‘No harm, but keep
a distance from her
as her head is full of lice,
you will be affected”
Visualizing lice jumping
and clinging to my hair,
I walk with a smile,
Oh! my mom cannot prevent
this invasion, Will she
appoint another bodyguard?
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