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