you start your own

Parents want easy life
For their sons and daughters
They make it with money
In tuition centres
They place their hopes and dreams

The teachers in school
Dreaming about good life
Looking for ways to make some money
Secretly they conduct their pursuits

Through words of mouth
Student to student, parents to parents
The throng arrives at their door steps
Money has shone
Students dream of straight ‘A’
In the examinations they sit

They forget
You make your own destiny
In the life marks at base zero
It is there you would make or break
On your own efforts and pursuits

It is said your future is written in the stars
How true it is you would know
When your life begins to bear fruit
The journey has begun
When you join the many
Seeking your fortunes and misfortunes
In the stars of many sparks and colors

What you learn and pay to acquire skills
It is only part of the life’s journey
The next phrase you are on your own
Seeking your stars
In the sky blinking you away