A slight chill prevailed
Nothing one couldn’t handle
The pandits were only half an hour late
The men assembled in one room
Cigarettes, cheroots, and hookahs were passed
A strange quiet prevailed
Except for occasional clinks of glasses
When cold water was served
A contrast, the room where the women sat
Screams, howls, and cries of despair
The world might come to an end, it seemed
“Nothing will be right again”
I heard more than once
The man in question
Well, died he did
Few felt bad
Rather few
An officer
A gentleman
A family man
A man of his word
Humble
Ha!
A couple of months have passed
Life seems better for the friend in question
No more abuse
No one night stands
Twenty first century India
Like father, like daughter
An unlikely son
Mother, oh, ye woes!
Nothing one couldn’t handle
The pandits were only half an hour late
The men assembled in one room
Cigarettes, cheroots, and hookahs were passed
A strange quiet prevailed
Except for occasional clinks of glasses
When cold water was served
A contrast, the room where the women sat
Screams, howls, and cries of despair
The world might come to an end, it seemed
“Nothing will be right again”
I heard more than once
The man in question
Well, died he did
Few felt bad
Rather few
An officer
A gentleman
A family man
A man of his word
Humble
Ha!
A couple of months have passed
Life seems better for the friend in question
No more abuse
No one night stands
Twenty first century India
Like father, like daughter
An unlikely son
Mother, oh, ye woes!
Comments