Teens Today!

This is a precis of one of my Malayalam poems.

Prefer don’t the teens today
to act together with elders

When busy they are without pause

with time nought to spend for others.

Sun at dawn gives a call for wakeup 

 peeping through the windows well.

Bid, they sure a bye under duress

to their sleep, so sheltered and warm. 

Without unwrapping the shutters of eyes

they still take the shelter on the bed.

The soft soothing sound from Mom

finally attains the form of rebuke.

On undoing the cuddling slumber, hug them routines 

that lead the child to the study table

for his bag-loads defeating the body weight,        to dangle on their shoulders for the school.

Learning is never a tarred-road travel,

it has to cross blockades instead.

In the name of tuition comes

a witch to suck their time so precious.

Time is mean though, slots for plays

 and pleasures steal their hours, 

making them sit in front of the TV

or the computer or a phone in hand.

Devotion to God has faded from their syllabus,   

and care and respect for others are rare.

Think they nil about future far

and pins them nix the past ever.

The world will have to nurture youths

that collect in wallets, apathy set.

Taking no steps to undo the unwanted, 

they take no care of the upshot beyond.

At this point, the teachers and parents,
unlock their tender minds to useful paths. 

Let them master the plan of values,

and grow as genuine patriots.