Life is a journey ......
Everybody around resonates the sound
Life is but a journey with plenty abound
The plenty scares me a lot
More than when it’s the what
Is it for me to decide
Or destiny’s rules to abide
I started out small
But so were each of my falls
Not many memories come to mind
But surely i wouldn’t have been easy to bind
A little slip, a huge fall
I pretty much would have done it all
Growing up was easier still
If not then but now with the memories that fill
Riding atop shoulders to pulling kiddy pranks
I was not far from being crowned Mr Cranky pants
I knew my ways around
My howls and alarms knew the person to sound
I mean that literally ofcourse
Because i remember myself hanging on to my mums purse
I idolised my dad, cuz he worked so hard
Always wanted to be a CA, though didn’t understand a word
Was a teachers pet with plenty of naughtiness
Sports was the only thing that brought about the haughtiness
Settled for what i got
I guess wasn’t then the materialistic lot
My brother was my enemy number one
Jerk used to top his classes, i guess right from 1
I grew up more in age
Height, weight and hair style didn’t take centrestage
Changed my friends, from good to well.....
Though what i learnt from them was far from swell
My attention moved a little towards the fairer sex
Though to this age i fail to decipher the complex
I somehow passed through the phase
And then came the academic chase
My dad came into prominence and shot to dominance
My acts were restricted and lies and excuses came into existence
I met a new group of people, who were the best of the lot
All through these years, they withstood the onslaught
I changed a lot to adapt, and my height also grew to apt
From being a silent spectator, i had my times of having attention rapt
Through these years, my best friends came to life
One seems far away, though the other has helped me battle all the strife
I shot into academic prominence in those times
Well the truth was, people better than me took science
I used to boast of commerce in blood
A few successes here and there and confidence was there to flood
I tasted brilliance in plus one, won a few accolades in plus 2
At the final frontier, the alma mater rated me too
I guess i let them down at the field
I had promised a lot and in the end had little to wield
Once more i travelled the known path
I was guided into the finance dark
My happiness had no bounds
With the barbed wires down, there was plenty to see around
College became a religious ceremony,
CA tuitions were always a point of acrimony
We made a fine group
From midgets to a giant who had to stoop
CP became our hunting ground
All through the year, we were there to be found
I was struck by lightning before the second year
Although i recovered much later to everybody s fear
It was a fun filled year of accolades
From excitement to content, it had all shades
As was the rule, the cycle of life pedalled down
All in all there was much around to frown
The year post had nothing much to boast
But for the friends who stuck by to toast
Another year of grappling fears of insecurity and going nowhere
Shades of brilliance were captured in instances unworthy to share
Then came a month of happiness, everyday was a new mission to outdo the fun
I know it wont have lasted long, i moved out before the set of the sun
Alas! came the two eventful years of so called education
For all i know, i learnt about jargons and miscommunication
But its the people i treasure, for those are who i found
Its like i found life with reasons to live abound
I could describe those years in phases
All of them account to be captured in cases
From wild driving and frantic running around
I wasn’t sure this was the place i wanted to be found
I settled down and looked happy too soon
From the stars i wasn’t even allowed to settle for the moon
Then came the euphoria again
The magic washed away the pain
This time i walked through the rain
Stretched my hands and let the droplets strike me in vain
I went around the world in 90 days
Found a friend and life, my exaggerated smile had everything to say
I came back to a world upside down
My brother getting married faded it away and turned it around
I was patient to say the least
And yet i wasn’t far from missing out on the feast
The third phase was a revolution after all
Against all the winds, i had to stand tall
The winds of change came and went
Aah, the joy and people that poured in, in that vent
There was happiness galore, smiles and giggles and folklore
Well there was a place to go everytime i opened the door
Like every pleasant episode it had to end
But the participants continue to be promising friends
A few around me know, i hate marketing companies for sure
Well its only the airlines and my brothers ATM that help cure
I stare at the skyscrapers beyond, as i sift through my work
When someone asks how long will i be here, i say long enough, with a smirk
The phases wander through my head and spell out details
Significant enough, they form their own tales
As i sit and look around for more episodes to fill
The journey seems so fulfilling even still...
