when I leave the house
sheep have been arranged in fields
and the allocations of cars
have been made for today’s passing
with scripts sent out nightly
to those I might encounter
those set management guys
have been busy again
even the sky looks real
I’m sure someone must yell
AND CUT
when I fall asleep at night
and set up begins again
funny though
I feel like an extra
in my own show
abuse of impulses
awareness impairment
all-consuming retreat
animal behavior
allocations wasted
ambitions extinguished
apathy for outcome
5-12-2021
A plieades
‘PINK CRAYON LINK’
A circle of pink—frightened at six, the commencement of the school system link
Classroom allocations and trepidation cleverly disguised by colour location
Dolls rosy cheeks and freedom to play, all disappear—dissipate remote foldaway
A shrill school bell resonates-- response to line up education to read and spell
Our seating arrangements deftly planned to new desks all spick and span
Blank pages are handed out-- character analyses to write our names without any doubt
Carefully colours selected, each new crayon box, I elect pink from my little stock
The boy seated next to my chair decided he wanted my box to share
Having his own full box waxed colours to explore—I watched as he dropped my green as it broke on the floor
My young expectations -that first day of school started to shrink
My happy disposition—my designated colour—my opinions no longer tickled pink
Looking out the window where cherry blossoms crisscrossed
I thought of my dolls and rose quartz feathery candyfloss
My playful happiness and spontaneity-- a protected rosebud
I fell off my pink cloud with an abrupt thud
Thronged investors at the allotment bazaar
Large cap bearish
Scripts at fall.
Awaited ingenious and expertise capitalists
Then brought into
Scripts at down.
Mid Cap bullish
Scripts at rise
Wavered SENSEX
And small cap ingress
Gives the once over like a cliffhanger rise.
Beginners rapacity and analysts variegations
Former’s paucity and latter’s accrued funds.
Pulled blue chips
Superior position
And more towering price
Then again a new firm
Offering a bid price.
Broker’s commission and depositories dematerialization
Varied revenue
Over investors capitalization.
Inflation hikes and deflation brought down
Again a widespread decline in the GDP
Brought the whole market to pull down.
Analyst’s accrued funds and NIFTY’s superbia
Top thirties jackpots and investors allocations,
Sharply jerked down.
Brainsick market
And a quidity beer bar,
A full-time financial express
And the morning tea NDTV regular.
Beginners’ luck to fill the pot
And a period later
The crow sated the piggy bank pot.
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From some quiet moment, I can mirror
some knowing thee art with me as its wear
does chasten its summation in its here
its you beside my causing, my Hope clear!
That pictures of your grace are ever near
so destiny in trace, not souvenir
is from the spirit's sought, its life's revere
I have thee ever with me boundlessly!
In counteracting strife, I seek reprieve
and seek so Thy discovery, Thy retrieve
of allocations wandering from all leave
and pray that force's contingent is believe!
From some quiet moment, I can mirror
some knowing thee art with me, as its wear
does chasten its summation in its where ~
'tis you, beside my causing, my hope clear.
As pictures of your grace are ever near
so destiny in trace, not souvenir
is from the spirit's sought, its life's revere.
I have thee, ever with me, boundlessly ~
In counteracting strife, I seek reprieve
and seek so thy discovery thy retrieve
of allocations wandering, from all leave ~
will pray thy force's contingent, finds believe!
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