Bangalore

I was born in Bangalore in the '70s

Almost 5 decades too early

The city was peacefully quiet and happy

I ran helter-skelter on the streets so empty

Challenging the buses that plied and sped

Climbed up trees and down the drain pipes

Jumped of terraces to neighboring homes

Dived to the land below from a floor above

Was as fearless as a lion can be

Ate fruits off trees like animals in the wild

Freedom so lost by you and me

I am suffocated in the jungle so concrete

Understood how the wild animals would feel

Sun has set but the night is so bright

For a moment I wondered has nature lost control

Everything happening at speed of light

Is it better to evolve or dissolve?

7 plus billion of us and most can't solve

This mystery of life and source of it all