You Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone
If you thought
you’d get a call
from your dream job,
or you’d crack that
CAT exam with flying colors,
to see you seated in
your secure coveted throne,
you’re not alone.
If you thought
you could date and espouse
that girl next door,
a carefree sophomore,
or your spouse might dump
you anytime, throw you,
from your dreamy home
you thought as your own,
you’re not alone.
If you thought
your hurdles will end,
your struggle to pay the bills,
to make ends meet,
you could count on your salaries,
they won’t fly away, but multiply,
even after those EMIs,
those payments of superfluous loans,
you’re not alone.
If you thought
one day, your children,
your parents will understand
and recognize your relentless
work, in and out of home,
from dawn to dawn,
so they could go to schools,
watch TV, play in the lawn,
if you thought they’d talk sweetly,
not in a condescending tone,
you’re not alone.
If you’d always expect,
good things to come your way.
in spite of being in a blind lane.
or, even if you were drowned inside a well,
you thought all will be well
for as long as you lived,
if you stood for what you believed.
your skills with willful resilience,
you’d constantly hone,
you’re not alone.