Pointless Wanderings - A Funny Blog » poem http://pointlesseverything.com/blog Pointless Wanderings: Musings of a mind looking to make sense in a Pointless World. Not really, but that sounds Cool! Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:53:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Oh Mighty SpeedBreaker! http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/03/oh-mighty-speedbreaker/ http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/03/oh-mighty-speedbreaker/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:21:38 +0000 Aditya http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/03/oh-mighty-speedbreaker/ I drive through the silent darkness, all alone,
If I don’t see you in time, I’ll surely break a bone!
God knows what was in the mind of your maker,
All hail thee, You are the mighty Speed Breaker!

Unmoving on the road, you lay in your slumber,
10-to-1, even the mighty buffaloes you outnumber!
Instead of warning us to be careful and slowly tread,
Why do you put up a sign that says “Hump Ahead?”

And then there’s your cosuin, the infamous pothole,
Seems like you’re a part of the Indian road’s soul!
As soon as the rain comes I hear you cheer,
‘Cause in infinite numbers you can now appear!

God only knows why the hell you exist at all,
Slowing down traffic that’s already in a crawl!
Only bike guys with girlfriends really like you,
They brake sharply and come a little closer too!

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Since the burst of 2001, you’ve not been seen!
We can feel you now with a tingling sensation,
We’ve missed you my friend, Oh dear Recession!

Most people will welcome you with crying sobs,
You come to town and take away our jobs!
You show no mercy, everywhere you strike,
And away goes our annual salary hike!

With you comes your distant cousin called “Cost-Cutting”,
And away go free snacks, team lunches and “on-site visiting”!
The CEO will now send a mail about tough “market-conditions”,
That means more billable hours and “forget your promotions”!

What is going to happen with my car and house EMIs?
I think it is time to say to them my final goodbyes!
I pray to you, spare me from your deadly whip,
Please don’t bring me the dreaded pink slip!

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Filled with memories of my snooker craze!
A Happy life, with absolutely no worry,
Time passing us by without any hurry.

Where “by-two” coffees qualified as a treat,
And eating 6 dosas counted as a big feat!
Rushing through the morning in a mad blur,
Just to be on time and say “Present Sir!”

Spending the sem, revolving around pretty girls,
But when finals came, getting sucked into swirls!
Studying all night, just one day before the exam,
And then fighting for marks, Oh! What a scam!

Never ever aware what real life skills we lack,
Whiling away time discussing Shahruk’s 6-pack!
I miss those days of in-the-moment living,
Now knowing what the hell I was doing.

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Look around, the roads seem strangely quite and peaceful
No noise and Pollution? Nothing running amok like a mad bull?
A flash of lightning, and it jumps out from the frying pan,
Here comes the AutoRickshaw, so watch out Super-Man!

You glide through the roads with poise and grace
Spewing poisonous smoke onto eveybody’s face.
Millions of devotees call out to you every day
You will come only if the driver feels like going that way.

You feast on petrol, kerosene and maybe even Jet Fuel,
You could put Schumacher to shame in a racing duel!
You draw your prey in, promising to make the day sweeter,
Then cheat them out of their money, with the tampered meter!

Preaching through portraits of fables and holy messages,
Bad drawings of Rajnikanth and other Bollywood sages!
You fearlessly roam the city streets like a giant toad,
You truly deserve the title of THE KING OF THE ROAD!

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Welcome to this world, in this modern day,
Where, with smoke and dust, the air has turned grey.
“I’m OK” they say and put up a brave display,
But everyone really seems to want to run away!

Cheer up, they tell me, “Let’s go Shopping!”
2000 bucks for a shirt?!? There’s no way I’m paying!
No movies either, the price of tickets is skyrocketing,
And to make things worse, there’s no place for parking!

At work too, all day is spent going from meeting to meeting,
Throwing around latest buzzwords like ‘Social Networking”!
But I don’t really get it, What is with this whole Orkut thing,
Pouring over other’s scrapbooks, what is the joy they’re seeking?

I try to look ahead, but it’s all unclear,
My whole life is just stuck in 2nd gear!
Blindly climbing up the ‘ladder’ year after year
What the hell am I doing here?

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The Song of Adityaism

What is wrong with this world, so sad and angry and blue,
On Airtel Customer Care, why is it so difficult to get through?
Watching Saas-Bahu serials is like a bad dream,
Do I really need to buy men’s fairness cream?

I have looked everywhere for the meaning of it all,
Watched how many movies, I can’t even recall!
I’m trapped, Life will soon write me an obituary,
Even worse, Sachin can’t even get a century!

But don’t you worry, religion 2.0 is here,
Embrace Adityaism, it’ll drive away all fear!
It’s great, a ticket to heaven is not conditional,
Taking a bath everyday is also optional!

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Ruling the planet like a powerful czar.
You’ve made your kingdom in the city of Bangalore
We beg for your help, we can’t take it anymore.

Majestically, you sit in the middle of the road
Jamming traffic, disrupting your heavenly abode.
Bravely, here I come with a suggestion for you
All those pedestrians, please haunt them too.

Just look how much the traffic has grown
The footpath is now your ultimate throne.
We’re here to pray, please spare us your wrath
Go and terrorize the people on the footpath!

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Traffic jams and all the pain
Oh Rain, please come again,
And bring with you the overflowing drains.

Thundering clouds, bring all your darkness
Cut our Electricity, leave us TV-less.
Crashing down, no mercy you showed
Digging giant potholes in our roads.

But dear dark clouds, I wait for you every night,
Come quick, and come with all your might.
Thunder through the sky like a scar
Please come down and wash my car!

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“The Fluttering candle”

Ooo my dear rosy
You make me all woozy
I am here, sitting in class
You are there, across the green grass

What is life: Love and friendship?
Woe is me, with all my hardship
Our meeting, it cannot be incidental,
Nothing else rhymes, so I’ll say environmental

You came in my life like a tornado
And left my little soul like a tomato
My kidney, liver and heart have formed a group
Swimming like a bread crumb in tomato soup

Come with me, lets share the pain,
It’s a good deal, there’s a lot to gain
Let’s go out, dancing in the rain,
Please don’t think of me as insane!

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