The scene could not have been better set,
All it required was for two uncontrolled elements to arrive,
On set at the same time,
For the world to head towards catastrophe on a global scale,
That may not be reversible.
And so it came to pass that unlimited credit,
Along with unrestricted 24 hour advertising,
Arrived on set together as scripted.
The producers and directors of the show,
Seem to have a winner on their hands,
And have no plans to cancel it any time soon,
With sequels and spin-offs in the pipeline.
Dreams and Reality
I met her in the Book-Fair, three days the fair lasted
And she was spotted on all days, browsing and buying my books
Eyeing me without talking; I could read her mind in her looks
As the tip of her lip touched my book cover image. The posted
Message on the wall of my heart conveyed her dreams and fixed
Them across my mind. So, I took the first step and blasted her diffidence
With a gentle smile, getting a charming smile with a girlish confidence.
That’s it; with ignited throbs we spent days; she then asked, ”What next?”
“A Long Poem in the pipeline and a pulp fiction in printing,”
She seemed bewildered. And we finished the day without talking more.
The next day, she was more silent, and then asked in haste, “What more?”
“A Mock Epic for my taste and a Romantic fiction to make it trending.”
I talked about books and more books as she talked with her looks; mere looks!
And we parted there, like crooks; realizing- life is more than books and looks!
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