WHY?

They said Education is the key to success,
All am to do is read my book and pass my exams,
But after all these, they change the padlock,
Leaving me under the sun with this big file.

They said I should walk hard in silence,
And let success make the noise,
Yet the empty containers have made the loudest noise,
And the impaitient dogs have eaten the meat and the bones.

They said Education is the best legacy,
Yet my poor rickety grand pa,
made sure my dad went to school,
My dad is now a poor headmaster, is that the legacy?

They said Education is the most powerful weapon,
But this weapon has gone rust,
Those with the cowries,
Now win the battle.

They said Education is the password to unlock the golden door,
Yet the password is changed to fingerprint,
The fingerprints of only the recognized,
And my password is now useless.

They said Education is the passport to the future,
With it am sure of a bright future,
But when you get to the future,
They request for your picture.

They said a Benz can't take you ,
As far as a diploma can,
Why then has my diploma gotten a flat tire,
Again I ask WHY ?

#Purimon poetry
# broken hearted
# light poetry