Its 6:30
I go out
It a wonderful evening
It’s a blissful evening
The gardens are lush green
And so are mountains covered with green trees
The rivers go around with a subtle flow
Sweet chirping of birds makes me mellow
At one sweep, I cross the country side
And beautiful huge buildings run beside
The roads are nice and clean
Marvelous cars on them make for a sight to be seen
I feel good, I feel powerful
It seems I could do more than handful
In one moment I experience a jet, the other a submarine
All the different sights I see, make my life serene
Suddenly hoards of people run pushing me aside
To help the wounded man lying by the roadside
The people seem screaming, but I can’t hear anything
And then I realize I got a tablet & an earpiece sounding
I see the road, it’s covered with potholes
It’s all the same as I see back and forth
I walk everyday, with my tablet and earpiece
But these deadly potholes I never notice
This has become my life – all virtual should I say
Busy on the tablet – from reality I run away
This self-absorbed lifestyle doesn’t really bother me
Just afraid to say sorry, when my child questions me
– Jayesh Nikam