ENGLISH MEDIUM — A Poem by Rumuz E Bekhudi
Rumuz E Bekhudi presents a poem that speaks to a worldwide audience of English learners or non-native speakers of English who carry with them a desire, a need and a compulsion. Rumuz’s poem betrays the brevity of its verses by thematically expanding on the significance of “English Medium” education
ENGLISH MEDIUM
Rumuz E Bekhudi
The vowels of the English language
conceal the fatigue of the struggles faced
while making it to the end of every month,
rationing survival until another paycheck.
The consonants of this language
beautify the scars of shame
bestowed by rabid, howling necessities.
The idiom and the accent
sweetens the bitter taste of hogging
at used clothes, books and
love sometimes.
How poverty draped in English
cradles middle class pride.