LIFTING THE SKY- SAIKOM MIRABAI CHANU

This poem is on Saikom Mirabai Chanu who won the silver medal in Olympic games at Tokyo. She emerged victorious after facing lots of challenges. A girl from poor background left an indelible mark .

LIFTING THE SKY- SAIKOM MIRABAI CHANU

                                                   A Poem by Abdul Wahab Khanapur

Gathering the woods at the jungle made you strong

Lifting and carrying it on the head better than your brothers who had come along.

The roads were not easy for you to cross; hurdles were everywhere and at every hour

The life in poverty tested, laughed, teased, and made you a dour.

 

The travel in trucks taught you how to adjust in life

This was the beginning and a time which you never had any strife.

Your mentor Kunjarani honed your skill in weightlifting

Neither archery nor any other game she would like you drifting.

 

After the fiasco at Rio You felt annoyed with yourself and was deeply shattered

You wanted to leave the game and were seriously tattered.

Your critiques laughed and scorned the performance rigorously

But you did not deter and wanted to prove your critiques wrong vociferously.

 

You proved your prowess in the Olympic Games

With lot of enthusiasm you made a resounding proclaims.

After a long wait of twenty one year you broke a record

The sweet silver was your hard earned reward.

Reviews

[Melinda McQueen]

Great poem.
I did enjoy the Olympics, so I was delighted to read a poem inspired by it.
Very nice.

[ABDUL WAHAB]

Thank you Melinda for reading my poem and for your leaving a comment.