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.
***** ***** *****
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.
***** ***** *****
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.