JUST IN CASE - Tapan Kumar Pradhan (India)

 

JUST IN CASE

 

-         Tapan Kumar Pradhan (India)

 

Just in case you find this world
        just too much a burden for you -
Desperate moves for reconciliation
        uninvited guests, the unending list
Of old phone numbers, anniversaries
        appointment diary, the mandatory
Office time kiss, the routine pills
        when lengthening shadows become frightening –
You can always my dear, find the path, 
        always come back to me.

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Just in case you find this life
        just a meaningless pursuit for you –
Frantic rush to kindergarten, 
        the cutlery, toilet, then getting late
For the nine-fifteen, then ten to five
        and rushing back, the evening
Parties, sleepless nights, when tomorrows
        lacerate you in your dreams –
You can always my dear, hark back a while, 
        and revive certain memories.

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Just in case you find it alone
        in this vast, vast world around you –
Despite the teeming streets, the Sunday parks, 
        the familiar laughter of college day
Acquaintances, droll bedroom talks
        and empty tea cups all invading
Your afternoons – though far away sure, 
        you can share your silent reveries –
Just in case the far away stars
        seem oblivious of you. 

                 

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