Joseph was his good name, my friend mischief <br />Always teased but played with handkerchief <br />His father loved him more, from his heart‘s core <br />Being a single child parent, mother equally chore <br /> <br />One day, he broke the wash basin and the mirror <br />Seeing this, his father became angry with horror <br />Questioned him politely but reply was very rough <br />Shouted on Joseph, said, your life will be tough <br /> <br />Joseph ran away from house like a horrid mouse <br />Reached to an orchard which was far from his house <br />Climbed to a tree, sat on a branch then heard chii-chii <br />Birdies were taking food from mother’s belly, chii-chii <br /> <br />Seeing this, Joseph changed his mind and thought, <br />Those, who hates parent they are flaming wrought<br /><br />Aftab Alam<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bringing-up/
