Keep Asking JohnyA Poem by Sanjukta Sen Banerjee"Keep walking" runs the tag line of a premiere brand of alcoholic beverage. But its far more intoxicating and pleasurable for the society where I hail from to throw questions- a to others off courseThe world comes wrapped in a question paper They come, they ask &
then ask a new one They hear, but not listen,
shed a pearl of wisdom & they ask again or a new one( depending on they
like it or not) In case they listen, they
don't mean to think or act, just let it pass and come up with a new one Some Johny says keep walking; the world says keep asking
Johny!
Hello how do you do? How is
work and everyone at home? (for the starters) Hey what a cute kid ,whats
your name baby? What would you like to grow up to be? (Welcome to kindergarten kid ) So what are your plans for
high school or graduation &
thereafter? Academics or Corporate house? Employment or self employment? So when are you planning to
marry? Isn't she getting old? Didn't he marry too early? Hey will you be able to
keeping up with the deadline? Do you
mean to tell me you wont be meeting your target this month again? Isn't your work is taking a
toll on your personal life? So when do you plan to work again? Hey what are you two planning
about children? By the way don't you think your child needs a sibling for
company? Wont a bit of trading your
work for your children do good? Did she really need to quit and be at home for
her kids? Dont you think you should
watch out on your weight? Isn't it too thin you have become? Weren't you fine
before? How is he staying in the
marriage? How did she decide to quit? Aren't you being too lenient
with your children? Do such strict ways work these days? Don't they decide too much
for their kids? How can they leave everything to their choice? When will you marry off your
daughter? Is your kid seeing someone? Did you try the matrimonial? Are you retiring this year?
Oh how do you plan to spend your time? Consultancy,travel, online trading or the club? Oh Good Lord isn't sixty three too early to die these days? Isn't it too sad that a man like him has to live so
long on his son's mercy?
Those questions and those
people- appear, disappear and emerge afresh Like every fresh second and every new day Reply,explain,fret or deride or none of these OR COME UP WITH YOUR
QUESTION BANK The option you tick decides the way and the day For like the children of celebrity distillery Questions keep flowing and the world says keep asking Johny! © 2015 Sanjukta Sen Banerjee |
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Added on April 24, 2015 Last Updated on April 24, 2015 AuthorSanjukta Sen BanerjeeHyderabad, Telengana, IndiaAboutGod created words and thus had to create men to articulate.Words pronounced in voice or print,in strains or in silence bewitch me...But given that I cant sing and that am too exhausted from speech tha.. more..Writing
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