Poem Department of Education Alternative Learning System

1. UNCHARTED PATH
Poem for Department of Education
Alternative Learning System
With the prevalent rise
Of school-leavers in our sight
It takes a conscious heart
To snatch them out of that plight
Those who have been under-privileged
From the comforts of luxury
Some are sent to exclusive schools
While others can't even survive a day
Some have lost their dignity
Some don't even own a thing
Some are neglected and abused
While others just plain wounded
They're hurting and crying in silence
You can just see it in their eyes
It takes a heart to feel the pain
It takes an action to ease the pain
The hidden stories of broken lives
The shattered dreams that no one knows
The falling tears that no one sees
The untold miseries from within
All the aspirations & dreams
All the hopes & desires
All have been awaken
Now it can come true
Because someone believed
There is someone who paid the price
And taught them how to be back in the race again
And gave them wings to soar high
It takes a teacher
To tap one's full potential
It takes a hero
To carve it to one's heart
Competition may be stiff
Opportunities may be rare
But I know from within
This time they can win
The noble cause of touching lives
Is an honour that a teacher has
Serves as a light post to their
Uncharted path of uncertainty
To turn trial to triumph
For it just takes someone
To just believe
And make things happen
We, the teachers
Are the history makers of our country
We write the future
Right in the lives of our learners
Written by: Rimalyn Siriban
April 2007