SANCTIMONIOUS
In
the dead of night got awakened alert,
Dream
sorrowful frightened nerves,
Shaken
my heart sweating profusely,
Comfortably
sleeping on my bed,
Concrete
roof two-storied home safe,
Decorated
sweet home is lifelong,
The
teakwood doors shone in a lock,
Polished
wall-painted glows light amber,
Teakwood
cot cotton costly mattresses,
Air-conditioned
my bedroom a luxury,
I
had dinner, bread-butter, juice, and curry,
Satiated
cruel taste buds not disturbing,
Warm
milk at bed medicines for health,
Tired
eyes desperate to sleep quietly,
Wishing
to switch off light rest cozy,
Bit
disgusted, disturbed at this hour,
Barks
dog on rare occasions intrudes noise,
The
wee hours hope a dawn breaks,
Yawn
after yawn, drowsy frame melts,
Loses
senses within a warm blanket,
Thank
my luck, graceful fate, fortunate,
Bit
selfish, wished to live for eons lustily,
Mobile
phone rings, get awake again,
Alarms
wake me up got up angrily,
Yes,
a meeting a thousand miles away,
I have to catch the flight pick up ready,
Run,
run fast to each comfort needs money,
Swindle
a fortune by talking posture, magnet,
Captivate,
steal money bags by discourse,
A
highlight will be tomorrow's news flash,
The big and famous charismatic face smiles,
Auburn
hair wavy, tiepin jaded crisp,
Polished
attire accent aristocratic,
Owed
listeners stunned silent salute,
Amazing
life established skewed up rise,
I
must thank God gave this heart,
To
aspire to unthinkable sizzles reality!
A
siren sounded in the street loudly,
Worth
watching my angry face cruel,
Blocks
this ambulance people drive,
Loses
flight to distinguished men sadly,
The
disturbed night morn is hastily over,
My
speeding car moves winding flyovers,
Halt,
please halt, order my cab,
The
man is sitting on the road sick,
Dirty
torn cloth, grown-up beards,
Eyes
sunken miserable face so sad,
Inclined
to the wall, just fainting visible,
A
young lady carefully touching him,
Helping
him with some food and water,
I
was shocked, recognized the person,
Once,
my boss won a business empire,
The
wealthiest person in the city, famous,
I
lost track of him in my busy life for years,
Only
for him what I am today accomplished,
Talked
to the lady and thanked her a lot,
Canceled
my trip, took him to the hospital,
A
doctor is treating him as sick, malnourished,
Safe
is he, can recover in weeks,
I
admitted him, paid the dues in advance,
Twilight
time back home feels drowsy,
This
home, comfortable bed, and a safe,
Felt
sanctimonious, so temporal, even lost!
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Sanctimonious
Theme:
A sight aroused soul, sanctimonious
Date:
25th November 2022, Cuttack
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