How can you ever rag a fresher, say, <br />When he or she is new to college, aye? <br />Each life is equally priceless today; <br />You don’t have right to talk, your hand to lay! <br /> <br />Yes, seniors rag when juniors in fear stay; <br />They do or say whatever: come what may; <br />For nasty things, they have a price to pay; <br />The age-old social evil stays this way! <br /> <br />But ragging is a menace and a crime; <br />It continues despite new laws with time; <br />The seniors want a jolly time and clime; <br />The silly habit is not worth a dime! <br /> <br />But seniors aren’t licensed to do such things; <br />Their words and actions at times simply stings; <br />They think freshers are servants; they are kings! <br />Yes, transient joys and thrills just ragging brings! <br /> <br />Who cares about the freshers’ temperaments? <br />They cannot keep their hair or wear garments; <br />They are victims of senior merriments; <br />Some lives end in gruesome experiments! <br /> <br />Yes, seniors want juniors to them respect; <br />Their ways are harsh and ill-feelings inject; <br />If guilty, college can them well eject; <br />But ragging is something all well reject! <br /> <br />The habit is an evil that must stop; <br />Arrests can be effected by a cop; <br />Punished are all from bottom to the top; <br />Yet, anti-ragging measures sometimes flop! <br /> <br />A change in attitude is needed fast; <br />The menace is much better than in past; <br />A mutual love and respect must well last; <br />Friendship will end this evil that’s aghast! <br /> <br />“Ragging is a crime; ragging is banned for all times! ” <br />dedicated to all well-behaved college students <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 1-09-11<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ragging-menace/
