Tuesday, July 07, 2009

168. Sultry Summons

do not cringe your nose
do not take our names
loudly on the streets
when will chinese whispers
go out of vogue?!

when eternity is crammed into a paperback
or a bean bag
an abridged edition
becomes a collector's item

so what do you like-
history
or science fiction?

but then i swear
but then i swear
today isn't
as hopeless as yesterday
neither is it
as restless as tomorrow

oh no,
you wistful listless railway platform
let me kill all hope
and make your day

I am sure,
I left your version
somewhere here

thank god
the truth changes
with the audience
--------------------------------------------
he asked me - "are you?"
i answered - "i could be; do you want me to?"

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