Life Cycle

Early morning I have to wake up and catch the train. Distance long and crowd among, early start the only way Mortgaged soul, lend heart and invested brain Up to this journey what I've lost and what is gain Calculated not what I posses and what to pay Mortgaged soul, lend heart and invested brain Daily spin the words, infertile ideas I toil to explain They call me *babu, office assistant you better say Early morning I have to wake up and catch the train. Contrary policies and balance to maintain Malice, greed, pride sharp word spikes and I’m the prey Mortgaged soul, lend heart and invested brain You know the story of rabbit visiting lion’s den Heap of bones, going in foot prints no signs out way Early morning I have to wake up and catch the train. Call it cycle of life or the destruction chain Earning sources, Means of livelihood taking lives away Early morning I have to wake up and catch the train. Mortgaged soul, lend heart and invested brain First time exprimenting with Villanelle poetic form. comments are welcome! babu is a common word for office clerk in India