Ruma Chaudhuri - Two twos are..

Teacher says that
Two, twos are four.
Otherwise, you should stand
Out side the door.
Or on the upper bench
You may stand,
Until you
properly understand.


But the teachers don't know that
Two two s are sometimes five.
When just to move a simple file
You have to pay a gentle bribe.

Whether city or village labourer,
Who, doesn't get for their proper labour
Then two and two, what ever,
But it s not four. no, never.

The rule of math is
Not for rule breakers.
Crores of rupees turn into zero
By our eligible ministers.
Growth is rising with
Diminishing purchasing powers.
And the students will always
Be punished by the teachers.

Ruma Chaudhuri

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