Deft!

Hasten the pace of scientific dizziness
Safety comes first shout the craze of scantiness

The Rhymes still take me back to a world of pre-school
Later on in life do I realize these inclinations were way too pure

Nothing seems to set on the horizon as to mild childishness
A Journey to roll out as the bus goes from “Gurgaon” too indefiniteness

The prelude with an uncanny uncertainty alighting and boarding at once
An interlude seemingly clichéd with the board screaming “Ballabghat”

The hot sun burning deep a sense of satisfaction so clandestine
A warm siesta pouring free with cries of “Jai Ho!”

Aloft the trance of time as deep as the rabbit hole was I
Awaiting me was the essence of home still afresh

Atop the mountains of bliss I carried on as the clock struck 00:00
A sweet nites sleep gathered warm memoirs of the world zippin by

And then the time came to say goodbye alas
Inevitable but m takin home wid me a smile which is gonna last
Driven to where I held up sanity, starin at the board Gurgaon again
Prancing along wid a can of dew nd glancing at souls seemed just

Lent a handful sheen of atomic particles id call Air
Toxic say some but id say a breath isn’t too costly

The cries of dartmanjan and exotic oils and chaats still ring strong
Noise that should wake me up from a silent tantrum but still

Encore was my spine rested hard on this canvas I rested
Until a score of humans run thru my soul askin me to pick up and offer

Endin up on a beam rite next to the pilot aint soundin too bad
The rumblers en-route my destination ravaged my symphony

Make way for those who alight called my spirit and so I did
Alas my soul disembarks and fights a burnin day

The journey was eventful and yet so calm
The sambar and my spirit feel jus lukewarm!!

Ajay Padattil
08/03/2009