The Worker
The protagonist of this poem is a normal albeit different worker...a sex worker... who has completely accepted the way her life is!
The silent night stares straight at me,
The stars smirk, the moon full of glee,
The street light is out, the road all free,
I wait, yet again....will go till eternity.
The chuckling satin, the silver and finery,
All bustling with joy to laud my misery,
Oblivious that their mirth will be put to shame
Bereft of my hide they'll be, when that hungry bear plays game.
Those growls I do hear but those paws I don't fear,
Callus I stand, whilst my poacher put to command,
Four big notes of green, that's the going price of my sheen,
Three.. two.. one... and then I am all free!
Those four walls await the feast,
As I relinquish myself to the beast,
Peeling off my last cloth of pity
I lie there while he devours my kitty.
His hungry thorn all piercing about,
His serpent tongue forks me out,
As he gropes me, pushes me.. down.. all around,
Bitten by deathly silence, I feel no pulse.. no sound.
Satiated when he leaves my nest,
I know I wont have time to rest,
A contented man can't hide for long,
Sooner or later the other bears will hear and throng.
My nights are my day's labor,
My lips have almost lost their flavor,
Tired am I? I choose not to answer,
This is my life, this is my cancer.
The sun is sleeping yet again,
The stars and moon simper in vain,
The street light is out, the road all free,
I wait, yet again....will go till eternity.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
This pic is very close to me! It was taken at Puri. It reminds me of old times...times when each of us barely knew what lay ahead. Its been almost 3 years since. Times have changed...n how! Sid (first from right), who managed several torturous months in the loneliness at Stanford, today became the happiest person alive! It just makes me say "Wen u want smthng really really bad, the whole world will conspire to give it to you". COuld Sid have asked for a better V-day gift, I am wondering. Could we have asked for anything better for him? Well, yes! But I guess that'll happen in due course.
Chintan (second from right) finally won his well deserved prize as well! Today when people messaged me asking "Chintan ka admit aa gaya kya? kahan se?" and when I told them "UCB" and waited for their responses "Mast!", "Phod diya", "Awesome!" it filled me with a sense of pride. Its heartening that this lad got all that he aspired for...and much more!
Amit (third from right) is more than happy with his life. And thts wat I like about him most! Shuffling between BAngy and Mumbai he has found his peace at i2. I wish him all the luck thrust on me....I wish he gets wat he wants...I wish...
There are 2 persons missing here....Here's a pic of them together..this one was taken when we went to CAl at Pizza hut...
Niket (left)! Someone who has always been the epitome of selflessness! At the cost of sounding highfalutin, I would say that when I think of all that he has done and achieved I am forced to accept that there is still hope for honesty, integrity and hard work in this world. Princeton is blessed!
Then there is Rahul (right) aka TApori.....someone who always knew what he wanted to do in life (for most part of it). he found his love for Computers early on. Miss him as he 'codes' his way thru the harsh winters of UAlberta, Canada.
As for the last person in the first pic from the right (ME), I am still the same. A little ambitious. A little bumptious. A little confused. A little impatient. Im waiting....im waiting...im waiting...GOD make it quick!
