Life and House-Sequel
What would I do with a larger canvas house,
I need about thirty square feet space to sleep,
And a little less to sit,
Perhaps a little more to walk as I rest inside,
Barring common area multiply the specific,
With the number comprising my family,
Adding it all up conjures a moderate canvas,
Why did I talk of a larger canvas,
If I was conscientious,
I would balance between need and other’s needs,
What I occupy under my name,
Is preempted for others,
Though for most,
A living address is sole object of life,
And they want it as decent as it could be,
But need it be extravagant and wasteful,
A 5000 square feet apartment would be just too much,
Because I remember that when I am expended to full,
I would have about thirty square feet under the ground,
Which would also be outside my house,
To rest on and pull.
Copyright © Shishir Gupta | Year Posted 2005
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