Reservation or Relegation?

I was brought up in a country so largely diverse,

Great, I thought I was lucky but I had it in reverse,

All that mattered was my caste and the money in my purse,

I guess this sets the tone for the rest of my verse.

1500 BC, the caste system took its place,

Discrimination, based on colour, creed and race,

Equality for all, was our freedom struggle’s case,

Reservation, a policy which all their efforts did erase

They told, its goal was for the minority’s uplift,

They never told it would leave the deserving adrift,

70 years still, this hasn’t closed the societal rift,

But has fueled hatred and divided us further very swift.

I believe one’s action defines their lives,

Not who they are born as but how hard one strives,

Talent, skills and character to improve one survives,

Money, caste and politics, from deserving it deprives.

The only way for society to move foward is equality,

Inside, all of us are the same and should be treated with morality,

Equal opportunities for all, people judged fairly based on their quality,

I hope to stand up against Reservation and see my writing as reality.