Raju can’t go to school
because there are barriers.
A mental barrier of prejudice
which only see those polio stricken legs
and a physical barrier of
a steep flight of stairs.
But no one knows
the song in his soul and
the magic in his heart
which makes him wonder at the
green grass and the phases of the moon.
And then came the RTE
which cleared away all the barriers,
walls of prejudice and steep steps of exclusion.
Now, Raju goes to school
and his teacher tells him
about the colours of the rainbow
which make Raju’s paintings vibrant
and his songs dulcet.
-Neha Bansal
-Neha Bansal
